Q 14: 1. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
A Surah of the Qur'an which has only thirty Ayahs (Qur'anic verses) interceded for a man until his sins were forgiven – "Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion..." (Surah Al-Mulk).
2.
It (Surah Al-Mulk) is the protector and rescuer from the torment of the grave.
Are these Sahih (authentic) Hadith?
A:
1. As for the first Hadith, it is related by
Imam Ahmad,
Abu Dawud,
Al-Tirmidhy who ranked it as Hasan (good). In addition,
Al-Nasa'y,
Ibn Majah,
Ibn Hibban,
Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak and others ranked it as Sahih (authentic).
2. As for the second Hadith, it is related by
Al-Tirmidhy on the authority of
Ibn `Abbas from the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Al-Tirmidhy said: "It is Hasan Gharib (a good Hadith that is strange to come from this chain of narration)."
Al-Bayhaqy also related this Hadith in his book (Part No. 3; Page No. 143
A:
1. As for the first Hadith, it is related by
Imam Ahmad,
Abu Dawud,
Al-Tirmidhy who ranked it as Hasan (good). In addition,
Al-Nasa'y,
Ibn Majah,
Ibn Hibban,
Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak and others ranked it as Sahih (authentic).
2. As for the second Hadith, it is related by
Al-Tirmidhy on the authority of
Ibn `Abbas from the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Al-Tirmidhy said: "It is Hasan Gharib (a good Hadith that is strange to come from this chain of narration)."
Al-Bayhaqy also related this Hadith in his book (Part No. 3; Page No. 143) Shu`ab Al-Iman and said:
"Yahya ibn `Amr is the only one who related this Hadith and he is a weak narrator, but the meaning of the Hadith is supported with other Hadiths."
Allah knows best.