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What is the ruling on the Hadith that describes the Companions while they were remembering Allah, "And when they rose in the morning, they remembered Allah, and they swayed as trees sway on a windy day," and what is its degree of authenticity, and can it be used as evidence for the permissibility of movement during remembrance (Dhikr)?

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The mentioned narration is false, fabricated, and a lie against the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Companions—may Allah be pleased with them. Its primary defect is Amr ibn Shimr al-Ju'fi al-Kufi al-Shi'i, who produced many fabrications, was a deviant liar, had his narrations rejected (munkar al-hadith), was abandoned (matruk al-hadith), and narrated fabrications from trustworthy narrators. Therefore, the narration is not authentic, and it is not permissible to use it as evidence for the permissibility of the intended movement during dhikr (remembrance of Allah).

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