Is this suitable to quote?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “It is better for a father to discipline/teach etiquette to his son than to give one entire measure (one sa’) of charity.”
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Jabir ibn Samurah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and has declared the Hadith weak.
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1951)
‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) and other Muhaddithun have declared a narrator of this Hadith very weak.
(Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 72, Faydul Qadir, 7210 and Mawdu’atus Saghani, Hadith: 59)
The narration is suited for practice as there are other broader supports too.
Also see here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar