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Title: How sound is the hadeeth, "Whoever neglects prayer, Allaah will send
fifteen punishments upon him"?
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Question: My question is regarding these hadiths i was given in an email.
I just want to know if they are authentic before i pass them on. Jazakallah.
HADITH OF PROPHET (P.B.U.H)
The one who disdains the prayers will receive fifteen punishments from
Allah. Six punishments in this lifetime Three while dying , Three in the
grave & Three on the Day of Judgement.
THE SIX PUNISHMENTS OF LIFE:
1. Allah takes away blessings from his age(makes his life misfortunate)
2.Allah does not accept his plea(Du'aa)
3.Allah erases the features of good people from his face.
4.He will be detested by all creatures on earth.
5.Allah does not award him for his good deeds.(No thawab)
6.He will not be included in the Du'aa of good people.
THE THREE PUNISHMENTS WHILE DYING:
1. He dies humiliated.
2. He dies hungry.
3. He dies thirsty. Even if he drinks the water of all seas he will still be
thirsty.
THE THREE PUNISHMENTS IN THE GRAVE:
1. Allah tightens his grave until his chest ribs come over each other.
2. Allah pours on him fire with embers.
3. Allah sets on him a snake called "the brave","the bold"
which hits Him from morning until afternoon for leaving Fajr prayer,from the
afternoon until Asr for leaving Dhuhr prayer and so on.With each strike he
sinks 70 yards under the ground.
THE THREE PUNISHMENTS ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT:
1. Allah sends who would accompany him to hell pulling him on the face.
2. Allah gives him an angry look that makes the flesh of his face fall down.
3. Allah judges him strictly and orders him to be thrown in hell.
Answer: Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The hadeeth, "Whoever neglects prayer, Allaah will send fifteen
punishments upon him, six in this world, three when he is dying, three in
the grave and three when he emerges form the grave..." is a fabricated
(mawdoo') hadeeth which is falsely attributed to the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Concerning this hadeeth Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him)
said, in the magazine al-Buhooth al-Islamiyyah (22/329): With regard to the
hadeeth which the author of this pamphlet attributes to the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the punishment
of the one who does not pray, and which says that fifteen punishment will be
sent upon him etc., this is one of the fabricated ahaadeeth that are falsely
attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), as
was stated by the scholars (may Allaah have mercy on him) such as al-Haafiz
al-Dhahabi in Lisaan al-Meezaan, and al-Haafiz ibn Hajar and others.
Similarly the Standing Committee issued a fatwa, no. 8689, declaring
this hadeeth to be false, as it says in Fataawa al-Lajnah, 4/468. Among the
things mentioned in this fatwa which it is worth quoting here is:
What has been narrated from Allaah and from His Messenger concerning
the punishment of the one who does not pray is sufficient. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, As-Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at
fixed hours"
[al-Nisa' 4:103]
And Allaah says of the people of Hell (interpretation of the
meaning):
" 'What has caused you to enter Hell?'
They will say: 'We were not of those who used to offer the Salaah
(prayers)'"
[al-Muddaththir 74:42-43]
and He mentioned among their attributes the fact that they did not
pray.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The
covenant that stands between us and them is prayer; whoever gives up prayer
is a kaafir." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2621; al-Nasaa'i, 431; Ibn Maajah,
1079. classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2113. And there
are other verses and ahaadeeth which speak of giving up prayer, and the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) described it as kufr.
See also question no. 2182.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: This
hadeeth is mawdoo' (fabricated) and falsely attributed to the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is not permissible to
propagate it unless it is accompanied by a statement that it is fabricated,
so that the people will have a clear understanding about it.
Fataawa al-Shaykh published by the Daw'ah center in 'Anayzah, 1/6
We ask Allaah to make you steadfast in your keenness to call your
brothers and advise them, but you have to make it clear to everyone who is
keen to do good for the people and to warn them against evil that it must be
done in accordance with that which is proven from the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and that there is sufficient material in
the saheeh reports that we have no need for the da'eef (weak) material.
We ask Allaah to grant you success and to guide those whom you call
and all the Muslims to follow the straight path.
And Allaah knows best. (Allahu 'Alam)
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> SAYINGS (HADITH) OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Sallallaahu
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> The one who disdains the prayers will receive Fifteen
> punishments from
> Allah.
>
> Six punishments in this lifetime
> Three while dying
> Three in the grave &
> Three on the Day of Judgment.
>
> THE SIX PUNISHMENTS OF LIFE:
> 1. Allah takes away blessings from his age (makes his
> life misfortunate)
> 2.Allah does not accept his plea (Dua's)
> 3.Allah erases the features of good people from his
> face.
> 4.He will be detested by all creatures on earth.
> 5.Allah does not award him for his good deeds. (No
> thawab)6.He will not be included in the Dua's of good
> people.
>
> THE THREE PUNISHMENTS WHILE DYING:
> 1. He dies humiliated.
> 2. He dies hungry.
> 3. He dies thirsty. Even if he drinks the water of
> all seas he will still
> be thirsty.
>
> THE THREE PUNISHMENTS IN THE GRAVE:
> 1. Allah tightens his grave until his chest ribs come
> over each other.
> 2. Allah pours on him fire with embers.
> 3. Allah sets on him a snake called "the brave", "the
> bold" which hits Him
> from morning until afternoon for leaving Fajr prayer,
> from the afternoon
> until Asr for leaving Dhuhr prayer and so on. With
> each strike he sinks 70
> yards under the ground.
>
> THE THREE PUNISHMENTS ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT:
> 1. Allah sends who would accompany him to hell pulling
> him on the face.
> 2. Allah gives him an angry look that makes the flesh
> of his face fall down.
> 3. Allah judges him strictly and orders him to be
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