What is status of following narration ?
أَكْثرُ مَنْ يموتُ منْ أمتِي بعدَ قضاءِ اللهِ وقدَرِهِ بالعينِ
Answer
This is recorded by Imams: Bazzar, Hakim, Tirmidhi and others (rahimahumullah).
‘Allamah Haythami and Hafiz Sakhawi (rahimahumallah) have stated that the narrators are reliable.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has declared it sound (hasan).
‘Allamah Zurqani (rahimahullah) says its authentic (sahih).
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol.5 pg.106 Al-Maqasidul Hasanah, Hadith: 145, Mukhtasarul Maqasidil Hasanah, Hadith: 131 and Fathul Bari, Hadith: 5740)
Translation
By the decree of Allah, most of whom will die in my Ummah will be through the effect of the evil eye.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar