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What is the authenticity of the hadith "Prayer is the light of the believer"... Is it authentic (sahih), weak (da'if), or fabricated (mawdu')?

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The Hadith: "Prayer is the light of the believer" was narrated by Abu Ya'la in his Musnad from the Hadith of Anas. Al-Albani mentioned it in "Da'if al-Jami' as-Saghir" and in "Silsilat al-Ahadith ad-Da'ifah," and he classified it as "very weak."

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