What is the degree of authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever lights a lamp in a mosque, the angels and the bearers of the Throne will continue to pray for him and seek forgiveness for him as long as that light remains, and if he sweeps the dust of the mosque, he will be paid with Houris of paradise," mentioned in Tafsir al-Qurtubi?
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This has no chain of transmission from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Al-Dhahabi, Al-Shawkani, and Al-Albani have judged it to be fabricated, and Al-Haythami likewise concerning the addition "sweeping the mosque is the dowry of the wide-eyed houris."
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