What is the authenticity of the hadith narrated by Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i concerning the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) recommendation to him and his wife to frequently say, "There is no might or power except with Allah," and the subsequent return of their son Malik with spoils of war, and the revelation of the verse: "And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah – then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent" (65:2-3) regarding his situation?
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This hadith is not authentic through any of its chains of transmission, due to the presence of liars, weak narrators, and abandoned narrators in its asanid (chains of narration), as well as the existence of i'dal (a type of broken chain where two or more narrators are missing consecutively) and irsal (a type of broken chain where a successor narrates directly from the Prophet without mentioning the Companion). Scholars have unanimously agreed on its weakness.
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