Question:
Al-salamu ‘alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakathu,
I pray that you are well.
Are there any sound hadiths that can be relied upon for the reward of 50,000 prayers in the Prophet’s Mosque? For example, what do the scholars say about Anas ibn Malik’s narration in Ibn Maja’s Sunan?
Jazakallahkhairan.
Answer:
Alaykum Salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh,
There is none to my knowledge and the hadith in Ibn Majah is weak. Al-Tabarani says it only comes through Hisham b. `Ammar which means it is gharib. Ibn Makula said it is disclaimed (munkar) and Ibn Hajar did not dispute that verdict. In his commentary on al-Tirmidhi Anwar Shah Kashmiri said, “It is well-known that Ibn Majah’s unique reports are seldom authentic.” And Allah knows best.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
