Is the Hadith mentioned below authentic?
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“The most hated speech to Allah is when a man says to another man, ‘Fear Allah!’ And he replies, ‘Worry about your own self!”‘
Answer:
Yes it is. Imam Nasai (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith in ‘Amalul Yawmi Wal Laylah, on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with a reliable chain of narrators.
(‘Amalul Yawmi Wal Laylah, Hadith: 849 -As Sunanul Kubra, Hadith: 10619-)
Imams Bayhaqi and Abul Qasim Al Isbahani (rahimahumallah) have also recorded this Hadith.
(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 621 and At Targhib Wat Tarhib, Hadith: 766)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar