What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever catches the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram) for forty days, two immunities will be written for him: immunity from Hellfire and immunity from hypocrisy," and does it include catching the opening Takbir with a second congregation in a prayer room (musalla) and not in a mosque?
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The was graded as by Shaykh al-Albani, and its wording is: "Whoever prays to Allah for forty days, catching the first Takbir, will have two immunities written for him: immunity from the Fire and immunity from hypocrisy."
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