Question
Assalamu alaikum,
I am from Tamil Nadu, India.
Can u please provide me detailed information of these Hadiths.
1 .Reciting darood “Allahumma salli ala muhammadi-nin nabiyyil ummiyi wa aala alaihi wasallaim” 80 times after Friday Asr prayer, sins of 80 years will be removed (Targhib, tabrani).
My mother taugh this thing when I was somewhat 10-12 years old and I tried my best to do this Dhikr and doing. I read a comment that it is a weak Hadith.
Is it a weak Hadith? Is it problem on acting on Weak Hadith?
Waiting for your reply
Jazakalla khairan.
Answer
In virtues of Salat & Salaam, Sheikh Zakariyyah rahmatullahi alayhi has narrated that this Hadith is dhaeef. However it has many chains of narration, which raise it to the rank of Hasan (p. 70). Even if it was weak, the majority of ulama say that dhaeef Hadith can be used for fadhaail (virtues).
So hold onto your practice without any doubts. Inshallah, Allah will bless you through the duas of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. One saintly person saw Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam in a dream, who said to him, “I like Zakariyyah’s practice of Friday”. He related this dream to Sheikh and enquired about his habit of Friday. Sheikh Zakariyyah said, “I don’t have any particular practice except for the durood after Asr, which I have been reciting”