Is this Hadith authentic?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Nothing is dearer to Allah than two drops and two marks; A drop of tear shed due to the fear of Allah, and a drop of blood shed in the path of Allah. Regarding the two marks, they are: A mark received in the path of Allah (mark of a wound sustained in jihad or other avenues of good) and a mark (or wound) caused in observing one of the obligatory commandments of Allah.”
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). He has declared the Hadith sound (hasanun gharib)
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1669)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar