What is the authenticity of the following Hadith?
“Whoever finished the Quran, sixty thousand (60 000) angels makes du’a for him.”
Answer:
This narration is recorded in Musnadul Firdaws. However, the Muhaddithun have declared the Hadith a fabrication.
(Refer: Dhaylul La-Alil Masnu’ah, vol. 1 pg. 125, Hadith: 137, Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 1 pg. 299 and Al Mudawi, vol. 1 pg. 309/310, Hadith: 281)
The following narration should be quoted instead:
Humayd Al A’araj (rahimahullah) said:
“Whoever recites the Quran and then makes du’a, four thousand (4000) angels say amin to his du’a”
(Sunan Darimi: 3524. See here)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar