Q n A : A Fabricated Hadeeth About Advice Given to ‘Ali

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.