What are the proofs for the weakness of the hadith: "Whoever recites Surat Al-Waqi'ah every night will never be afflicted by poverty," and is it weak, very weak, or fabricated, and is it permissible to act upon it?

The hadith "Whoever recites Surat Al-Waqi'ah every night, poverty will never befall him" is weak and should not be acted upon. It has been declared weak by great imams such as Imam Ahmad, Al-Daraqutni, and others.

The weakness of the hadith is due to several reasons, including: 1. Discontinuity in its chain of narration (sanad), as the narrator Abu Taybah did not meet Ibn Mas'ud. 2. An oddity in its text (matn). 3. Weakness of some of its narrators. 4. Discrepancy in the names of some narrators in the chain.