What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever invokes blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will be overtaken by my intercession"?
This Hadith is narrated on the authority of Abu Darda, who reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, my intercession will reach him on the Day of Resurrection." (Narrated by Al-Tabarani). Scholars have deemed this Hadith weak due to several defects in its chain of transmission, including an interrupted chain (inqita‘), the presence of a narrator whose condition is unknown, and the tadlis (deception) of one of the narrators. Sheikh Al-Albani initially declared this Hadith Hasan (good) but later retracted and deemed it weak. There are many authentic Hadiths regarding the merits of sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and authentic Hadiths about the reasons for attaining the Prophet's intercession. Among them is what Al-Bukhari narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever says, upon hearing the call to prayer: 'O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the standing prayer, grant Muhammad Al-Waseelah (a station in Paradise) and Al-Fadheelah (excellence), and raise him to the praised station which You have promised him'—my intercession will be due for him on the Day of Resurrection."
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