Is the following Hadith reliable?
اتقوا البول فإنه أول ما يحاسب به العبد في القبر
Answer:
Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). ‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) has declared the chain sound [bi isnadin la ba’sa bihi]. ‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) states, ‘The narrators have been declared credible’ [rijaluhu muwatthaqun].
(Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 7605, 7607, Targhib, vol. 1 pg. 142 and Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 1 pg. 209. Also see: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 131)
Translation
Beware of [being unmindful of] urine, for it is [among] the first thing a person will questioned about in the grave.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar