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Bulugh al-Maram 1173

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Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

وَعَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ اَلْخَطَّابِ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { لَا يُقَادُ اَلْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ اَلْجَارُودِ وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ, وَقَالَ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ: إِنَّهُ مُضْطَرِبٌ 1‏ .‏
‏1 ‏- صحيح بطرقه وشواهده.‏ رواه أحمد (12 و 49)‏، والترمذي (1400)‏، وابن ماجه (2662)‏، وابن الجارود (788)‏، والبيهقي (8 /38)‏.‏

’Umar bin al-Khattab (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah say, “A father is not to be killed for his offspring.” Related by Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. Ibn al-Garud and al-Baihaqi graded it as Sahih.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1400). Cited in Bulugh al-Maram (No. 1173).

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1864)لَا يُقَادُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ
  • سنن الدارقطني (2883)لا يُقَادُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ

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