Is this Hadith authentic?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said:
“He who gives cloth to any destitute Muslim, remains in the security of Allah as long as a single piece remains on his body.”
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). He has declared the Hadith sound (hasanun gharib).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2484)
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Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar