Is the following narration authentic and can it be quoted?
‘A married person’s worship is seventy times more rewarding than an unmarried person’
Answer:
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said:
‘Two rakats of Salah performed by a married person is better than seventy rakats of an unmarried person’
(Kitabud Du’afa of Uqayli, vol. 6 pg. 146 and Al Ahadithul Mukhtarah of Diya-ud din Al Maqdisi
Hafiz ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has deemed the above Hadith as very weak (munkar). The Hadith is therefore not suitable to quote.
(Refer: Lisanul Mizan, vol. 6 pg. 461, Faydul Qadir, vol. 4 pg. 50 Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 2 pg. 205 and Al Fawaidul Majmu’ah, pg. 120. Also see Al Mudawi, vol. 4 pg. 139/140 and Al Mughir, pg. 53)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
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