Kindly confirm me is this Hadith correct.
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
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“Whoever defends the honour of his brother in his absence, then it is (his) right from Allah that he be freed from Jahannam.”
Answer:
Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyidah Asma bint Yazid (radiyallahu ‘anha).
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6 pg. 461)
‘Allamahs Mundhiri and Haythami (rahimahumallah) have declared the chain sound (hasan).
(Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 516-517, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg. 95)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar