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How sound is the following Hadith: "One day, hunger afflicted the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, so he took a stone and placed it on his stomach, then he said: 'Perhaps many a soul, well-fed and comfortable in this world, will be hungry and naked on the Day of Resurrection. Perhaps many a person honored by themselves is debased by them. Perhaps many a person debased by themselves is honored by them'"?

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The aforementioned hadith is very weak, even fabricated, due to the weakness of its narrator, Sa’id ibn Sinan Abu Mahdi al-Himsi, whom scholars described as a denier of hadith and a fabricator of hadith.

The first part of the hadith: "Indeed, many are those who indulge and enjoy what Allah has bestowed upon His Messenger, yet they will have no share with Allah," is superseded by what Al-Bukhari narrated from Khawlah bint Qays (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, some men indulge in Allah’s property without right, and for them is the Fire on the Day of Resurrection."

The second part of the hadith: "Indeed, the work of Paradise is difficult, on a high place, and indeed, the work of Hell is easy, with desires," has a flimsy chain of narration and is superseded by what Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Fire has been veiled with desires, and Paradise has been veiled with hardships."

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