Back to search
The question

What is the authenticity of the hadith "For the listener, a verse is better than a mound of gold, and for its reciter, a verse is better than what is beneath the firmament of the heavens," and what are its sources and chain of narration?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The hadith mentioned in Kanz al-Ummal, as part of a longer hadith, was not authenticated by its author, nor was its chain of narration (isnad) provided. Therefore, no judgment can be passed on it as long as its isnad remains unknown. Righteous deeds, including reciting and listening to the Quran, are better than the entire world, as stated in the hadith: "If the world were worth the wing of a mosquito to Allah, He would not give a disbeliever a single sip of water from it."

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
63436
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy