Is this Hadith authentic?
أفضل الأعمال ما أكرهت عليه النفوس
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abid Dunya (rahimahullah) has recorded this as the statement of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdil ‘Aziz (rahimahullah).
(Muhasabatun Nafs, Hadith: 113)
‘Allamah ‘Iraqi (rahimahullah) has stated that he has not come across this as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
(Al Mughni ‘An Hamlil Asfar, Hadith: 3676)
Translation
The best actions are those which the nafs is forced to carry out/dislikes doing.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar