Reference for the Hadith “Whoever Revives My Sunna…”

Question

[ar]مَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّتِي فَقَدْ أَحْيَانِي[/ar] “Whoever revives my sunna has revived me” — or words to that effect. If this is a hadith, what is the name of the book [in which it is found], and in which chapter? Please inform us. Some opponents doubt its authenticity.

Answer

[ar]عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ﵁ رَفَعَهُ: مَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّةً مِنْ سُنَّتِي أُمِيتَتْ بَعْدِي فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّنِي كَانَ مَعِي[/ar] From ‘Ali ﵁, raised [to the Prophet ﷺ]: “Whoever revives a sunna of mine that has been left dead after me has [thereby] loved me, and whoever loves me will be with me.” [Narrated by] Razin (“Jam‘ al-Fawa’id”, 1/7).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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