Weak or Fabricated Hadith 042

One Hundred

Weak or Fabricated Traditions

(attributed to the Prophet)

Compiled by Shaykh Ihsan Al-‘Utaibi (May Allah preserve him)

((Talking in the mosque devours good works as cattle devour grass)), and in another narration: ((Talking in the mosque devours good works as fire devour wood)). Al-Hafiz Al-Iraqi said: I found no base for it. Abdulwahab ibn Taqi Al-din Al-Subki said: I found no chain for it, and Al-Albani said: It is baseless (La Asla Lah). "Takhreej Al-Ihyaa" (1/136), "Tabaqaat Al-Shafi'ya" by Al-Subki (4/145), "Al-Da'eefa" (4)