Fatwa #1474527 November 2006United Kingdom
The prophet (saw) said who done 4 things (fasting, sadaqah, visiting the ill and going to a janazah) to a group of people.
Question
I have a long-standing question, this is about the hadith about Abu Bakr. The prophet (saw) said who done 4 things (fasting, sadaqah, visiting the ill and going to a janazah) to a group of people. Abu Bakr (ra) said he did and the prophet (Saw) said who ever does all of these things from fajr to maghrib will enter paradise without any conditions. Is this a true hadith? I heard it many times over by lecturers in my local area.
Answer
The hadith is authentic. It is narrated in Sahih Muslim (Hadith 6132)
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