Kindly shed light on the authenticity of the following Hadith:
“Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) : “You have a resemblance to ‘Isa (‘alayhis salam), whom the Jews hated so much that they slandered his mother, and whom the Christians loved so much that they placed him in a position not rightly his.”
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said [afterwards], “Two people will perish on my account, one who loves me so excessively that he praises me for what I do not possess, and one who hates me so much that he will be impelled by his hatred to slander me….”
Answer:
This narration is recorded in Musnad Ahmad and Musnad Abu Ya’la with a weak chain. Imam Bazzar (rahimahullah) has recorded a shorter version with a weak chain as well.
(Musnad Ahmad; Zawaid ‘Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmad, vol. 1 pg. 160, Musnad Abu Ya’la, Hadith: 534, Musnad Bazzar; Al Bahruz Zakkhar, Hadith: 758 Refer: Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 9 pg. 133)
Also see Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 3 pg. 123
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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