Is the following narration reliable?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother will have his face shielded by Allah from Jahannam on the Day of Judgement”
Answer:
Imams Tirmidhi and Ahmad (rahimahumallah) have recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1931, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6 pg. 450)
Imam Tirmidhi has graded the Hadith sound (hasan).
Also see here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar