Question:
Please advise on the authenticity of this
“The virtue of Rajab over the rest of the months as the virtue of the Quran over other words.”
Answer:
This narration appears in Musnadul Firdaws on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The virtue of Rajab over other months is like the virtue of the Quran over other speech.”
(Musnadul Firdaws, Hadith: 4350)
However, ‘Allamah Suyuti (rahimahullah) has cited this narration in his book on fabricated Hadiths. Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has declared a similar narration a fabrication.
(Refer: Dhaylul La-Alil Masnu’ah, vol. 1 pg. 458, Hadith: 556, Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 2 pg. 160-161 and Tabyinul ‘Ajab, pg. 25, Hadith: 8)
The Hadith is therefore not suitable to quote.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar