How authentic are these narrations
1) Sayyiduna Salman Al Farisi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said:
“If a man is in a deserted land and the time of prayer arrives, thus he performs ablution [wudu] and if he does not find water he performs the dry ablution [Tayammum]. If he gives the Iqamah [and offers prayer], his two Angels offer prayer with him, and if he gives the Adhan and Iqamah, an army of Allah pray behind him, the two sides of which is not visible [due to it’s sheer number].”
2) Tawus (rahimahullah) says:
“When a man [who is alone] offers prayer with Iqamah, his two angels pray with him. And when he gives the Adhan and Iqamah, many Angels offer prayer with him.”
Answer:
1. This is recorded by Imams ‘Abdur Razzaq, Tabarani and others (rahimahumullah).
(Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 1955 and Al-Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 6120)
My Honourable Teacher, Al-Muhaddith Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullah) has stated that all the narrators are reliable.
(footnotes on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 2291. Also see: Targhib, Hadith: 383 and Tadwirul Falak of Moulana ‘Abdul Hay Laknawi, pg.10-12)
2. This is recorded with a reliable chain in Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 1952. Also see: Tadwirul Falak of Moulana ‘Abdul Hay Laknawi, pg.10.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar