Praise be to Allah.
The words mentioned in the question are not a hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and they are not the words of any of the Sahabah (Companions) or Tabi’een (Successors). In fact, in our research we did not find it in any of the books of the scholars, classical or modern, saheeh or da’eef (weak). It is most likely to be one of the fabrications that are in circulation among people. Perhaps some of the later writers fabricated it and attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and how many such reports there are nowadays, and Allah is the one whose help we seek. Many people have had the audacity to commit this grave and major sin, the sin of fabricating hadeeths and falsely attributing them to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
What every Muslim must do is be aware of these fabricated reports, and strive to warn people against them, and not help to spread them. Rather they must help to erase them from gatherings and chat rooms, and replace them with the many sound hadeeths which encourage giving charity and being kind to the poor and needy.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “It is sufficient lying for a man to speak of everything that he hears.” Narrated by Muslim in the Introduction to his Saheeh.
And Allah knows best.
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