What is status of following narration?
اطلبوا الرزق في خبايا الأرض
Answer
Imams Abu Ya’la, Tabarani and Bayhaqi (rahimahumullah) have recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) with a weak chain.
(Musnad Abi Ya’la, Hadith: 4384, Al Mu’jamul Awsat, Hadith: 899 and 8093, Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 1178. Refer: Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 4 pg. 63 and Lisanul Mizan, vol. 8 pg. 335)
Although the Hadith is corroborated, Imam Nasai (rahimahullah) has declared the text unreliable (munkar).
(Refer: Al ‘Ilalul Mutanahiyah, vol. 2 pg. 603, Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 1109. Also see: Al Mudawi, Hadith: 548)
‘Allamah ibn Tahir Al Maqdisi (rahimahullah) says that this is the statement of ‘Urwah ibn Zubayr (rahimahullah). The narration should rather be quoted as such.
(Tadhkiratul Mawdu’at, Hadith: 122. Also see: Al Wuquf ‘Alal Mawquf, Hadith: 116)
Translation
Search for sustenance in farming/plantation
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar