What is the authenticity of the hadith mentioned in the book "Al-Tidhkar fi Afdal al-Adhkar" by Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abi Bakr al-Ansari, which speaks about the virtues of specific verses from the Holy Quran, and is it advisable to act upon what is stated in this book?
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The book "Al-Tidhkar" by Abu Abdullah Al-Qurtubi is a valuable book, but it contains what can be taken and what can be left, similar to books of encouragement and deterrence. Its author does not restrict himself to authentic hadiths, based on the permissibility of acting upon weak hadiths in matters of virtuous deeds according to some scholars. However, this opinion is outweighed. The hadith mentioned in the question was narrated by Ibn Al-Sunni and Al-Dailami, and Al-Albani judged it to be fabricated. There is no objection to acquiring the book and benefiting from it.
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