Is this Hadith authentic?
“The ordinary inmate of paradise.. for him there will be seventy-two partners from Hurul ‘In besides his spouses from (the women of) this world.”
(Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 10874, Classified as Hasan by Ahmad Shakir)
Answer:
This part of the Hadith is well supported by other narrations and can therefore be graded as sound (hasan).
(See: Fathul Bari, Hadith: 3245 for the other supports)
Also see here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar