To what extent is the circulating Hadith, which mentions a special supplication (Du'a) gifted by Allah to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, authentic? Is it permissible to disseminate such Hadiths without verifying their source and reliability? And what is the ruling on one who does so?
This supplication (du'a) has not been mentioned except in Al-Firdaws Musnad by Al-Dailami, a book predominantly characterized by weakness and fabrication (mawdu'). Al-Kattani mentioned that its chain of transmission (sanad) contains unknown narrators (majahil) and quoted Al-Sakhawi's weakening of it. The story of Ali and Jibril mentioned in the virtue of the supplication has not been found in books of Hadith, and it is likely fabricated (mawdu'ah). It is not permissible to disseminate fabricated hadiths except by clarifying their fabrication. However, if someone is unaware of the status of a hadith and finds it in a reliable book without encountering any weakening of it, they may transmit it while citing the reference. One must refrain from transmitting what is spread on forums and websites and instead focus on disseminating what has been authentically established from the texts of the two revelations (Qur'an and Sunnah) concerning remembrance (dhikr) and supplications (du'a), as there are authentic supplications that suffice and render fabricated and weak ones unnecessary.
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