.
One Hundred
Weak or Fabricated Traditions
(attributed to the Prophet)
famous among Khatibs and Speakers
Compiled by Shaykh Ihsan Al-‘Utaibi (May Allah pres
erve him)
1  –  ((
Whosoever  Worship/Prayer  does  not  prohibit  him  from
  the  excessive  and  the
disapproved,  has  no  increase  from  Allah  except  of  d
istance.
))  and  in  another
narration:  ((
then  he  has  not  Worshiped/Prayed
)).  Al-Dhahabi  said:  Ibn  Al-Junaid
said: a lie and falsehood. And Al-Hafiz Al-Iraqi sa
id: its chain is loose/soft (
Layin
),
and Al-Albani said:
void and false (
Baatil
) from both its chain (
Sanad
) and its text
(
Matn
)
.  "Meezaan  Al-I'tidaal"  (3/293),  "Takhreej  Al-Ihyaa
"  (1/143),  "Al-Silsilah
Al-Da'eefa" (2/985)
٢
  –  ((
Talking  in  the  mosque  devours  good  works  as  cattle
devour  grass
)),  and  in
another  narration:  ((
Talking  in  the  mosque  devours  good  works  as  fire  de
vour
wood
)). Al-Hafiz Al-Iraqi said: I found no base for it.
 Abdulwahab ibn Taqi Al-din
Al-Subki  said:
I  found  no  chain  for  it
,  and  Al-Albani  said:
It  is  baseless  (
La  Asla
Lah
)
.  "Takhreej  Al-Ihyaa"  (1/136),  "Tabaqaat  Al-Shafi'y
a"  by  Al-Subki  (4/145),
"Al-Da'eefa" (4)
3 – ((
Conduct yourself in this world, as if you are here
to stay forever; prepare for
eternity as if you have to die tomorrow
)). Al-Albani said:
Cannot be traced directly
to the Prophet
 (
La Yasih Marfu'
) i.e. not authentic of the prophet Mohammed (peace
be upon him). "Al-Da'eefa" (8)
4 – ((
I am the grandfather [forefather] of every pious pe
rson
)). Al-Suyuti said: I do
not  know  it,  and  Al-Albani  said:
It  is  baseless  (
La  Asla  Lah
)
.  "Al-H'awi"  by  Al-
Suyuti (2/89), "Al-Da'eefa" (9)
5 – ((
I was only sent as a teacher
)). Al-Iraqi said: its chain is weak, and Al-Albani
said:
Weak (
Da'eef
)
. "Takhreej Al-Ihyaa" (1/11), "Al-Da'eefa" (11)
6 – ((
Allah Almighty and Exalted told the lower world, Se
rve the one who serves Me
and  tire  the  one  who  serves  you
)).  Al-Albani  said:
Fabricated  (
Mawdu'
)
.  "Tanzeeh
Al-Sharee'a"  by  Al-Kinani  (2/303),  "Al-Fawaid  Al-Ma
jmoo'a"  by  Al-Shawkani
(712), "Al-Da'eefa" (12)
7 – ((
Beware of the green dung (khadra' al-diman). It was
 asked: What is the green
dung? He said: The beautiful woman with an evil ori
gin
)). Al-Iraqi said:
Weak
, and
it was also weakened by ibn Al-Mulqin. Al-Albani sa
id:
Very Weak
. "Takhreej Al-
Ihyaa" (2/42), "Al-Da'eefa" (14)
٢
8 – ((
There are two groups among my people who when they
become righteous the
populace becomes righteous, and when they become co
rrupt the populace becomes
corrupt: these are the rulers and the jurisprudents
)), and in another narration: ((
the
rulers  and  the  scholars
)).  Imam  Ahmad  said:  in  one  of  its  narrators  is  a  l
iar  who
fabricates traditions. Ibn Ma'een and Al-Darqutni s
aid something similar. Al-Albani
said:
Fabricated
. "Takhreej Al-Ihyaa" (1/6), "Al-Da'eefa" (16)
9 – ((
Seek to draw closer to Allah by virtue of my status
 (by my Jaah), for my status
(my Jaah) with  Allah is  great
)).
Baseless
;  "Iqtidaa’ al-Siraat  al-Mustaqeem" by  Ibn
Taymiyah (2/415), and "al-Da’eefa" (22)
10 – ((
The one who leaves his house for prayer and then sa
ys: O Allah, I ask thee by
the right of those who ask you and I beseech thee b
y the right of those who walk this
path unto thee, as my going forth bespeak not of le
vity, pride nor vainglory, nor is
done for the  sake of  repute. I  have gone forth  sole
ly in  the warding  off your  anger
and for the  seeking of  your pleasure.  I ask  you, th
erefore,  to grant  me refuge  from
hell fire and to forgive me my sins. For no one for
give sins but yourself." Allah will
look  kindly  upon  him  and  seventy  thousand  angels  wi
ll  seek  his  forgiveness
)).  It  is
weakened by Al-Munziri, and Al-Busairi said: its ch
ain is composed of a succession
of weak narrators (
Musalsal bi Al-Du'afa
), and Al-Albani said:
Weak
. "Al-Targheeb
wa Al-Tarheeb" by Al-Munziri (3/272), Sunan Ibn Maj
ah (1/256)
11 – ((
Goodness is in me and in my Ummah until the Day of
Judgment
)). Ibn Hajar
said:
I  do  not  know  it
.  "Al-Maqasid  Al-Hasana"  by  Al-Sakhawi  (p.  208),  an
d
"Tazkirat  Al-Mawdo'at"  by  Al-Fatni  (68),  and  "Al-As
rar  Al-Marfoo'a  fee  Al-
Akhbaar Al-Mawdo'a" by Al-Qari (p. 195)
12  –  ((
Whoever  sleeps  after  'Asr  and  loses  his  mind  should
  blame  none  but
himself
)).  Ibn  Al-Jawzi  mentioned  it  in  his  book  of
fabricated  traditions
  "Al-
Mawdo'at"  (3/69),  and  Al-Suyuti  in  "Al-La'ali'  Al-M
asnoo'a"  (2/279),  and  Al-
Dhahabi in "Tarteeb Al-Mawdoo'at" (839)
13  –  ((
Whoever  breaks  his  wudu'  (ablution)  and  does  not  re
new  his  wudu'
(ablution),   then   he   has   shunned   me...
)).   Al-San'ani   said:   Fabricated;   "Al-
Mawdoo'at" (53), and Al-Albani said:
Fabricated
 in "Al-Da'eefa" (44)
14 – ((
Whoever performs Pilgrimage (Hajj) a

٤
28  –  ((
Prayer  should  be  repeated  from  blood  the  size  of  a
dirham
)).
Fabricated
;
"De'aaf  Al-Daar  Qutni"  by  Al-Ghasani  (353),  "Al-Asr
aar  Al-Marfoo'a"  (138),  and
"Al-Mawdoo'at" by ibn Al-Jawzi (2/76)
29 – ((
The generous man is near Allah, near paradise, near
 men and far from hell,
but  the  miserly  man  is  far  from  Allah,  far  from  par
adise,  far  from  men  and  near
hell. Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is de
arer to Allah than a worshipper
who   is   miserly
)).
Very   Weak
;   "Al-Manaar   Al-Maneef"   (284),   "Tarteeb   Al-
Mawdoo'at" (564), and "Al-La'ali' Al-Masnoo'a" (2/9
1)
30  –  ((
Love  the  Arabs  for  three  reasons;  because  I  am  an  A
rab,  the  Quran  is  in
Arabic, and the tongue of the dwellers of paradise
shall also be Arabic
)). "
Tazkirat
Al-Mawdoo'at
"   (112).   "Al-Maqasid   Al-Hasanah"   (31).   "Tanzeeh   Al-
Sharee'a"
(2/30)
31 – ((
For everything there is a heart, and the heart of t
he Quran is Surah Ya Sin,
whoever  reads  it  as  if  he  has  read  the  Quran  ten  ti
mes
)).
Fabricated
;  "Al-'Ilal"  by
ibn Abi Hatem (2/55), and "Al-Da'eefa" (169)
32  –  ((
One  Hour  of  Contemplation  is  better  than  Sixty  year
s  of  Worship
)).
Fabricated
;  "Tanzeeh  Al-Sharee'a"  (2/305),  "Al-Fawaid  Al-Majm
oo'a"  (723),  and
"Tarteeb Al-Mawdoo'at" (964)
33 – ((
There is no Prayer (salaah) for those near the masj
id except in the masjid
)).
Weak
; "Di'aaf Al-Darqutni" (362), "Al-La'ali' Al-Masnoo
'a" (2/16), and "Al-'ilal Al-
Mutanahiya" (1/693)
34  –  ((
The  Black  Stone  is  Allah's  right  hand  on  earth  with
  which  He  shakes  the
hands  of  His  slaves
)).
Fabricated
;  "Tareekh  Baghdad"  by  Al-Khatib  (6/328),  "Al-
'ilal Al-Mutanahiya" (2/944), "Al-Da'eefa" (223)
35 – ((
Fast and you will be healthy
)).
Weak
; "Takhreej Al-Ihyaa" (3/87), ""Tazkirat
Al-Mawdoo'at" (70), and "Al-Mawdoo'at" by Al-Sagh'a
ni (72)
36 – ((
The Angel Gabriel has advised me (reminded me so of
ten) that the neighbor’s
rights are up to forty houses away, ten from here,
ten from here, ten from here, and
ten from here
)).
Weak
; "Kashf Al-Khafaa' " (1/1054), "Takhreej Al-Ihyaa"
 (2/232),
and "Al-Maqasid Al-Hasanah" (170)
37 – ((
If not for you (O Muhammad!) I would not have creat
ed this World (dunia)
)).
Fabricated
;   "Al-Lo'lo'   Al-Marsuu'   "   by   Al-Mishmishi   (454),   "T
arteeb   Al-
Mawdoo'at" (196), and "Al-Da'eefa" (282)
38  –  ((
Whoever  reads  Surah  al-Waqi'ah  every  night,  poverty
  will  not  overcome
him
)).
Weak
; "Al-'ilal Al-Mutanahiya" (1/151), "Tanzeeh Al-Sha
ree'a" (1/301), and
"Al-Fawaid Al-Majmoo'a" (972)
٥
39  –  ((
One,  who  gets  up  in  the  morning,  and  his  concern  is
  about  anything  other
than Allah will never be helped by Allah in any way
, and whoever is not concerned
about  the  affairs  of  other  Muslims,  is  not  from  the
m
)).
Fabricated
;  "Al-Fawaid  Al-
Majmoo'a" (233), "Tazkirat Al-Mawdoo'at" (69), and
"Al-Da'eefa" (309-312)
40  –  ((
As  you  are,  so  will  be  your  leaders
)).
Weak
;  "Kashf  Al-Khafa'"  (2/1997),
"Al-Fawaid Al-Majmoo'a" (624), and "Tazkirat Al-Maw
doo'at" (182