Praise be to Allah.
This hadeeth is false and fabricated (mawdoo’).
The scholars of the Standing Committee said concerning this hadeeth:
This hadeeth has no basis, rather it is one of the fabricated reports and lies made up by some of the Shi’ah, as has been pointed out by the imams (leading scholars) of hadeeth.
Fatawa al-Lajnah al-Daimah, 4/462, 463.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about this and he said:
This hadeeth which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave this advice to ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) is a lie that was fabricated against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It is not correct to attribute it to the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), because “whoever narrates a hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) which he thinks is false is himself one of the liars,” and “whoever tells lies about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” But if it is mentioned in order to explain that it is fabricated and to warn people against it, this is something which will be rewarded. The point is that this hadeeth is a lie against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and against ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).
Fatawa Islamiyyah, 4/111
And Allah knows best.
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