Assalama alaikoum,
How authentic is this hadith?
1. Imam Abu Nu�aym al-Asbahani relates a Hadith in his Magnum Opus �Hilyat-ul-Awliya�:
On the authority of Abdullah Ibn Mas�ud, may Allah be well pleased with him, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
�Allah Almighty has created three hundred people, whose hearts are like that of Adam, and He created forty people whose hearts are like Moses. He also created seven people whose hearts are like that of Abraham, and he created five people with a heart like that of Gabriel, and three people with a heart like that of Mika�il and only one person with a heart like that of Rafa�il (Raphael). When such a person dies, Allah Almighty will replace him with one of the three. When one of such three dies, Allah Almighty will replace him with one of the five. When one of the seven dies, Allah Almighty will replace him with one of the forty, and when one of the forty dies, He will replace him with one of the three hundred and when one of the three hundred elite dies, Allah Almighty will replace him with someone He chooses from among the pious masses. Such a person will live among the people, and through his prayers (dua), by Allah Almighty�s permission, life and death, rain and prosperity will come and calamity will be averted.�
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