Authenticity of Hadith : I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate

Question:

Assalamu Alaykum

What is the correct view on the authenticity of the hadith of “I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate” :

انا مدينة العلم وعلي بابها فمن اراد العلم فليات من بابها

Is it Mawdu, Sahih or Hasan (as in the view of Ibn Hajar)

Shukran

Answer:

Wa alaykumus-salam,

The Hadith master Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani in al-Ajwiba `ala al-Qazwini at the end of al-Baghawi’s Masabih al-Sunna (Ma`rifa ed. 3:1791) and at the beginning of al-Qari’s Mirqat al-Mafatih (Fikr ed. 1:548-549) said that this hadith was da`if (weak) and possibly hasan (fair).

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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