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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 149

Chapter: The Virtue of Salman, Abu Dharr, and Miqdad

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 149

Narrator:Buraydah

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ الإِيَادِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا ‏"‏ وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَسَلْمَانُ وَالْمِقْدَادُ ‏"

Ibn Buraidah narrated that his father said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has commanded me to love four people, and He told me that He also loves them.' He was asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: ''Ali is one of them,' and he said that three times, 'and Abu Dharr, Salman and Miqdad.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 149) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 3718).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( إِنَّ اللَّه أَمَرَنِي ) الظَّاهِر أَنَّهُ أَمْر إِيجَاب وَيَحْتَمِل النَّدْب وَعَلَى الْوَجْهَيْنِ فَمَا أُمِرَ بِهِ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَدْ أُمِرَ بِهِ أُمَّته فَيَنْبَغِي لِلنَّاسِ أَنْ يُحِبُّوا هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَرْبَعَة خُصُوصًا.…

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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. 149
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 149
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 149
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 149

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Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3718

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed Allah has ordered me to love four, and He informed me that He loves them." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! Name them for us." He said: "'Ali is among them," saying that three times, "And Abu Dharr, Al-Miqdad, and Salman. And He ordered me to love…

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ لَنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَالْمِقْدَادُ…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 6258

Buraida reported God's messenger as saying, "God who is blessed and exalted has commanded me to love four people, and He has informed me that He loves them." He was asked to name them and said, "`Ali is one of them (saying that three times), also Abu Dharr, al-Miqdad and Salman. He has commanded me…

وَعَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَمرنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ» . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ…

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Also reported by… (2)
  • أسد الغابة (1579)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ ، وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ، قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سِمِّهِمْ لَنَا . قَالَ : عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ ، يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثًا ، وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ ، وَالْمِقْدَادُ ، وَسَلْمَانُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3777)اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ ، فَقِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَنْ هُمْ سَمِّهِمْ لَنَا ؟ قال : عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ ، يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثًا ، وأَبُو ذَرٍّ ، وسَلْمَانُ ، والْمِقْدَادُ ، أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّهِمْ وأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ

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