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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1246

Chapter: What was narrated concerning killing snakes and scorpions during the Prayer

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1246

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ الأَوْدِيُّ، وَالْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الدَّهَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَدَغَتِ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَقْرَبٌ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْعَقْرَبَ مَا تَدَعُ الْمُصَلِّيَ وَغَيْرَ الْمُصَلِّي اقْتُلُوهَا فِي الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَمِ ‏"

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) was stung by a scorpion while he was performing prayer, and he said: ‘May Allah curse the scorpion, for it does not spare anyone, whether he is praying or not. Kill them whether you are in Ihram or not.’” In Al-Hill (outside the sacred precincts of Makkah) or Al-Haram (the sacred precincts or Makkah).

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1246).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( قَالَتْ لَدَغَت إِلَخْ ) فِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده الْحُكْم بْن عَبْد الْمَلِك وَهُوَ ضَعِيف لَكِنْ لَا يَنْفَرِد بِهِ الْحَكَم فَقَدْ رَوَاهُ اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ فِي صَحِيحه عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْن بَشَّار عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْن جَعْفَر عَنْ شُعْبَة عَنْ قَتَادَة بِهِ وَقَالَ قَدْ رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ مِنْ حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة وَقَالَ حَدِيث حَسَن وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس وَأَبِي رَافِع.…

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Scholars’ grades

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

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1246
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1246
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1246

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  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (7523)لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْعَقْرَبَ ، تَلْدَغُ الْمُصَلِّي وَغَيْرَ الْمُصَلِّي ، اقْتُلُوهَا فِي الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَمِ
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