Sunan Ibn Majah Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1277

Chapter: What was narrated concerning how many times the Imam should say the Takbir in the Eid Prayers

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1277

Narrator:سعد بن عائذ الأنصاري

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، مُؤَذِّنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَفِي الآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ‏.‏

‘Abdur-Rahman bin Sa’d bin ‘Ammar bin Sa’d, the Mu’adhdhin of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), narrated from his father, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Takbir in the ‘Eid prayer, seven times in the first (Rak’ah) before reciting Qur’an, and five times in the second before reciting Qur’an.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1277).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فِي الْأُولَى سَبْعًا إِلَخْ ) بِهَذَا أَخَذَ الشَّافِعِيّ وَغَيْره وَقَدْ جَاءَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَبِّر أَرْبَعًا فِي كُلّ رَكْعَة مَعَ التَّوَالِي فِي الْقِرَاءَة بَيْن الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَبِهِ أَخَذَ عُلَمَاؤُنَا وَلِلْعُلَمَاءِ فِي التَّرْجِيح وَالتَّضْعِيف كَلَام طَوِيل وَالْأَقْرَب صِحَّة الْوَجْهَيْنِ وَأَنَّهُ مَحْمُول عَلَى جَوَاز الْكُلّ وَأَنَّهُ فَعَلَ تَارَة هَذَا وَتَارَة ذَاكَ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد حَدِيث عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن سَعْد بْن عَمَّار إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف لِضَعْفِ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن سَعْد وَأَبُوهُ لَا يُعْرَف حَاله ا ه.…

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. 1277
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 1277
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih Lighairihi	The hadith	No. 1277

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1982

That Zaid bin Arqam offered the funeral prayer and said the Takbir five times, and said that the Messenger of Allah had said the Takbir like this.

، صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهَا خَمْسًا وَقَالَ كَبَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1077

"The Messenger of Allah said, 'Allahu Akbar' over the deceased, so he raised his hands with the first Takbir, and he placed his right (hand) over his left."

كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي أَوَّلِ تَكْبِيرَةٍ وَوَضَعَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى ‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1565

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer, then he came to the grave of the deceased and scattered three handfuls of earth from the side of (the deceased’s) head.

صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْمَيِّتِ فَحَثَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18495

حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ فَكَبَّرَ خَمْسًا فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو عِيسَى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18507

حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرٌ الْأَحْمَرُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ فَكَبَّرَ خَمْسًا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا كَبَّرَ…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 22351

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَابِرُ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عِيسَى مَوْلًى لِحُذَيْفَةَ بِالْمَدَائِنِ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَكَبَّرَ…

Narrated by Hudhayfah Arabic only

Sunan Ibn Majah 1277

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That Zaid bin Arqam offered the funeral prayer and said the Takbir five times, and said that the Messenger of Allah had said the Takbir like this.

"The Messenger of Allah said, 'Allahu Akbar' over the deceased, so he raised his hands with the first Takbir, and he placed his right (hand) over his left."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer, then he came to the grave of the deceased and scattered three handfuls of earth from the side of (the deceased’s) head.

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That Zaid bin Arqam offered the funeral prayer and said the Takbir five times, and said that the Messenger of Allah had said the Takbir like this.

"The Messenger of Allah said, 'Allahu Akbar' over the deceased, so he raised his hands with the first Takbir, and he placed his right (hand) over his left."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer, then he came to the grave of the deceased and scattered three handfuls of earth from the side of (the deceased’s) head.

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