Question:
What is the source of this Hadith and is it authentic?
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever reads Surahs Hadid, Waqi’ah and Rahman, will be reckoned amongst the dwellers of Jannatul Firdaws (the highest level of Paradise).”
Answer:
Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha). However, he has declared the text of the Hadith unreliable (munkar).
(Shu’abul Iman, under Hadith: 2266. Also see: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 6001)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
