Hadith Clarification

Ques: Hadith Clarification:
Verily the evil glance is a poisonous arrow from the
arrows of Iblees. He who abstains from casting evil
glances, I will grant him such Imaan, that he will feel the
sweetness of it in his heart”.

(Narrated by Ibn Mas’ud in Tabarani and Kanzul-Ummaal; Vol. 5, pg. 228),
(Ibn Katheer; Surra Nur, Ayat 30)

Unfortunately i copy the arabic over, this hadith is from Hakim Akhtar sahebs kitaab entitled ‘ Fourteen Harms of Casting Evil Glances ‘

I need clarification on the part where Nabi (saw) says ‘ I will grant him such Imaan ‘

Is this perhaps a Hadith Qudsi? or what is the contexts here. Jazakallah

Ans: Assalamu Alaikum.

This Hadith has four types of narrations. See below as I quote from Jameul Ahadith by Jalaluddin Suyuti (rah):

Only in the first narration it looks like the saying is of Rasulullah (SM). But see, Suyuti (rah) quotes Haysami saying its weak. And the other three states that the Imaan and sweetness in Ibadat will be granted by Allah subhanahu wata’ala. So, even if the first hadith is saheeh, it will be considered as Hadith Qudsi, I think so.

And Allah knows best.

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Answered by Yousuf
Sunniforum, 24 Mar ’09