Question
Kindly provide the reference for the following Hadith:
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“I am to you like a father; I teach you..”
Answer
This Hadith has been recorded by various Muhaddithun on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). Imams Ibn Khuzaymah and Ibn Hibban (rahimahumallah) have declared the Hadith as authentic.
(Refer: Sunan Nasa’i -Al Mujtaba- Hadith: 40, Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 8, Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 313, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith: 80 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 1431)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar