What is status of following narration?
إن الناس يكونون في قربهم عند النظر إلى وجه الله على قدر بكورهم إلى الجمعة
Answer
I have not come across these exact words in any primary Hadith source.
The following version should be quoted instead:
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say:
“On the Day of Qiyamah, people will sit near Allah according to how early they came to Jumu’ah…”
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 1094 and Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 10013)
‘Allamah Busiri has declared the chain of narrators as sound (hasan).
(Zawaid Ibn Majah, Hadith: 358. Also see Musnad Bazzar, Hadith: 1525 and Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 2735)
See here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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