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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1264

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the eclipse Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1264

Narrator:Samurah ibn Jundub

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ عِبَادٍ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي الْكُسُوفِ فَلاَ نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Samurah bin Jundab said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in the eclipse prayer, and we did not hear his voice.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1264).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَلَا نَسْمَع لَهُ صَوْتًا ) فِي فَتْح الْبَارِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة إِنْ ثَبَتَتْ فَلَا تَدُلّ عَلَى نَفْي الْجَهْر وَقَدْ وَرَدَ مِثْله مِنْ حَدِيث اِبْن عَبَّاس أَخْرَجَهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ مِنْ طُرُق أَسَانِيدهَا وَاهِيَة وَقَدْ ثَبَتَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَهَرَ فِي صَلَاة الْكُسُوف أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَغَيْره مِنْ حَدِيث عَائِشَة رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهَا وَفِي رِوَايَة الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ التَّصْرِيح بِأَنَّهُ فِي كُسُوف الشَّمْس وَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ وَغَيْره مِنْ حَدِيث عَلِيّ فَلَوْ صَحَّ حَدِيث سَمُرَة لَكَانَ مُثْبِت الْجَهْر مَعَهُ قَدْر زَائِد فَالْأَخْذ بِهِ أَوْلَى وَإِنْ ثَبَتَ التَّعَدُّد فَيَكُون فِعْل ذَلِكَ لِبَيَانِ الْجَوَاز قَالَ اِبْن…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1264
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 1264
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1264
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1264

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