What is the status of the hadeeth, “Seek to draw closer to Allaah by virtue of my status, for my status with Allaah is great”?
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How sound is the hadeeth, “Seek to draw closer to Allaah by virtue of my status”?
Question: 12692
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
This hadeeth has no basis.
Ibn Taymiyah and al-Albaani said: it has no basis.
See Iqtidaa’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem by Ibn Taymiyah, 2/415; al-Silsilah al-Da’eefah, 22
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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid