Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

This

hadeeth is false and fabricated (mawdoo’).

The

scholars of the Standing Committee said concerning this hadeeth:

This

hadeeth has no basis, rather it is one of the fabricated reports and lies

made up by some of the Shi’ah, as has been pointed out by the imams (leading

scholars) of hadeeth.

Fatawa

al-Lajnah al-Daimah, 4/462, 463.

Shaykh

Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked

about this and he said:

This

hadeeth which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon

him) gave this advice to ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

is a lie that was fabricated against the Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allah be upon him). It is not correct to attribute it to the Messenger

(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), because “whoever narrates a

hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) which he

thinks is false is himself one of the liars,” and “whoever tells lies about

the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) deliberately, let him

take his place in Hell.” But if it is mentioned in order to explain that it

is fabricated and to warn people against it, this is something which will be

rewarded. The point is that this hadeeth is a lie against the Prophet (peace

and blessings of Allah be upon him) and against ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may

Allah be pleased with him).

Fatawa

Islamiyyah, 4/111

And Allah

knows best.