Is this Hadith Authentic?
Question :
Are these Hadiths authentic?
"Give gifts to one another and increase in mutual love"
And,
"Were the servants to know what is in Ramadhan, my Nation would wish that the entire year was Ramadhan,"
Answer:
The first Hadith is recorded by Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al- Mufrad, with a connected chain of narration, and by Malik in Al-Muwatta, with a Mursal chain. The Hadith is related through many different chains, and because each one strength- ens the other, the Hadith is no less than Hasan. It has also been authentically narrated that the Prophet used to accept gifts and give gifts in return as well. Ibn Abi Ad-Dunya and others. have recorded the second Hadith, as mentioned in Lata'if al- Ma'arif but all of its chains are weak. Nonetheless, one can find the virtues of Ramadhan mentioned in many Hadiths in the Two Sahihs and others.
Source:
Ibn Jibreen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7 Page 197
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