Reward for Revival of a Sunnah

Question:

Dear scholar,

Assalamualaikum,

I Read in Heavenly Ornaments that ‘ Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said. ‘The person who revives my Sunnah at a time when there is a religious degeneration in my Ummah will receive the reward of 100 martyrs.’ Could you please tell me from which Hadeeth it was taken?

Wassalaam

Answer:

The Hadith you refer to in your question is an authentic Hadith and is found in At-Targheeb wat Tarheeb and Mishkaat.

(At-Targheeb wat Tarheeb, Vol. 1, Page 80, Mishkaat, Page 30)

And Allah Ta’ala knows best

Mohseen bin No’maan Sidat

Attested to as correct by:

Mufti Muhammad Ashraf

Darul Iftaa

Jameah Mahmoodiyah

Springs

24 February 2005

15 Muharram 1426