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Sunan Ibn Majah 1461

Chapter: What was narrated concerning washing the deceased

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1461

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ مُبَشِّرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لِيُغَسِّلْ مَوْتَاكُمُ الْمَأْمُونُونَ ‏"

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

‘Let the honest wash your dead.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1461).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( الْمَأْمُونُونَ ) أَيْ مَنْ تَأْمَنُوهُمْ عَلَى إِخْفَاء مَا لَا يَلِيق إِظْهَاره لِلنَّاسِ إِنْ رَأَوْا مِنْ الْمَيِّت ذَلِكَ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده بَقِيَّة وَهُوَ مُدَلِّس وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ بِالْعَنْعَنَةِ وَمُبَشِّر بْن عَبِيد قَالَ فِيهِ أَحْمَد أَحَادِيثه كَذِب مَوْضُوعَة وَقَالَ الْبُخَارِيّ مُنْكَر الْحَدِيث وَقَالَ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ مَتْرُوك الْحَدِيث يَضَع الْأَحَادِيث وَيَكْذِب.…

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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 Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu The hadith No. 1461
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu The hadith No. 1461
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1461
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu The hadith No. 1461
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