Question
What is the authenticity of the following Hadith ?
The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to Anas ibn Malik:
“O my son! If you could possibly spend your morning and evening without bearing any malice and hatred towards any person then you should do the same because it’s my sunnah and Whoever gives life to my sunnah certainly loves me: and whoever loves me is with me in Paradise.”
(Sunan Tirmidhi)
Answer
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared this Hadith as sound (hasan gharib).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2678 and Targhib, vol. 3, pg. 548)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar