Sunan Ibn Majah 11

Chapter: Following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 11

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُجَالِدًا، يَذْكُرُ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

فَخَطَّ خَطًّا وَخَطَّ خَطَّيْنِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَخَطَّ خَطَّيْنِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الْخَطِّ الأَوْسَطِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ تَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏{وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ}

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said that:

We were with the Prophet (ﷺ), and he drew a line (in the sand), then he drew two lines to its right and two to its left. Then he put his hand on the middle line and said : 'This is the path of Allah. Then he recited the Verse: And verily, this (i.e. Allah's Commandments) is My straight path, so follow it and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you from His path..."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 11) and Ahmad (No. 14739).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( هَذَا سَبِيل اللَّه ) أَيْ مِثْل سَبِيله الْمُوَصِّلَة إِلَيْهِ الْمُقَرِّبَة السَّالِك فِيهَا الْمُرَاد بِهَا الدِّين الْقَوِيم وَالصِّرَاط الْمُسْتَقِيم وَبِتِلَاوَةِ الْآيَة بَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ بَاقِي الْخُطُوط مَثَل لِلسَّبِيلِ الْمُعَوِّقَة عَنْهُ وَالْمَطْلُوب بِالتَّمْثِيلِ تَوْضِيح حَال الدِّين وَحَال السَّالِك فِيهِ وَأَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَدْنَى مَيْل عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ بِأَدْنَى مَيْل يَقَع فِي سَبِيل الضَّلَال لِقُرْبِهَا وَاشْتِبَاههَا وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ.…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 11
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 11
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 11

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 14739

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَطَّ خَطًّا…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Arabic only

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مسند عبد بن حميد (1148)فَخَطَّ خَطًّا هَكَذَا أَمَامَهُ ، فَقَالَ : هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ ، وَخَطَّيْنِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، وَخَطَّيْنِ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ،فَقَالَ : هَذِهِ سُبُلُ الشَّيْطَانِ ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الْخَطِّ الأَوْسَطِ ثُمَّ تَلا هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلا تَتَّبِع

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 576

The Prophet (ﷺ) drew up a square and in the middle of it he drew a line, the end of which jutted out beyond the square. Further across the middle line, he drew a number of smaller lines. Then he (ﷺ) said, "The figure represents man and the encircling square is the death which is encompassing him…

وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ خط النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خطا مربعا، وخط خطاً فى الوسط خارجاً منه، وخط خططاً صغاراً إلى هذا الذى فى الوسط من جانبه الذى فى الوسط، فقال‏:‏ “هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله محيطا به -أو قد أحاط…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6418

The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

هَذَا الأَمَلُ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ الْخَطُّ الأَقْرَبُ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 4231

“Do you know what this is?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “Man is the line in the middle, and these lines to his side are the sicknesses and problems that assail him from all places. If one misses him, another will befall him. The square is his life span, at his neck; and…

‏ ‏"‏ هَذَا الإِنْسَانُ الْخَطُّ الأَوْسَطُ وَهَذِهِ الْخُطُوطُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ الأَعْرَاضُ تَنْهَشُهُ أَوْ تَنْهَسُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَهُ هَذَا أَصَابَهُ هَذَا وَالْخَطُّ الْمُرَبَّعُ الأَجَلُ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 4232

“This is the son of Adam, and this is his life span at his neck,’ then he spread his hand in front of him and said: ‘And there is his hope.”

‏ ‏"‏ هَذَا ابْنُ آدَمَ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ عِنْدَ قَفَاهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ أَمَامَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ وَثَمَّ أَمَلُهُ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2454

'This is the son of Adam, and this is his life-span encircling him, and this one in the middle in the person, and these lines are his obstacles, if he escapes this one, this one ensnares him, and the line extending outside is his hope.'"

خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطًّا مُرَبَّعًا وَخَطَّ فِي وَسَطِ الْخَطِّ خَطًّا وَخَطَّ خَارِجًا مِنَ الْخَطِّ خَطًّا وَحَوْلَ الَّذِي فِي الْوَسَطِ خُطُوطًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا ابْنُ آدَمَ وَهَذَا…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Good chain (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 166

‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud told how God’s messenger drew a line for them and then said, “This is God’s path.” Thereafter he drew several lines on his right and left and said, “These are paths on each of which there is a devil who invites people to follow it.” And he recited, “And that this is my path…

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ: «هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ خَطَّ خُطُوطًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَقَالَ هَذِهِ…

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Surah Al-An’am, verse 153

Sunan Ibn Majah 11

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The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

“This is the son of Adam, and this is his life span at his neck,’ then he spread his hand in front of him and said: ‘And there is his hope.”

'This is the son of Adam, and this is his life-span encircling him, and this one in the middle in the person, and these lines are his obstacles, if he escapes this one, this one ensnares him, and the line extending outside is his hope.'"

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The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

“This is the son of Adam, and this is his life span at his neck,’ then he spread his hand in front of him and said: ‘And there is his hope.”

'This is the son of Adam, and this is his life-span encircling him, and this one in the middle in the person, and these lines are his obstacles, if he escapes this one, this one ensnares him, and the line extending outside is his hope.'"

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