By Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf
Question:
I have a question regarding the text Faza’il-e-A’maal by Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi. From many I’ve heard that this text contains many weak hadiths and should not be read for the hadiths all are not saheeh. Is this correct? If so, please explain if this text would be appropriate to read and are the hadiths with strong chains?
Answer:
Al-Salam ‘Alaykum. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Along with many sahih hadiths, Fada’il A‘mal is also known to contain a number of weak hadiths. In fact many of the great hadith collections contain weak hadiths. This is the case with Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Bayhaqi, al-Mustadrak of Imam Hakim, Mishkat al-Masabih, al-Targhib wa ’l-Tarhib, etc.