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Sunan Ibn Majah 1491

Chapter: What was narrated concerning praising the deceased

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1491

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَجَبَتْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَجَبَتْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قُلْتَ لِهَذِهِ وَجَبَتْ وَلِهَذِهِ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ شَهَادَةُ الْقَوْمِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ شُهُودُ اللَّهِ فِي الأَرْضِ ‏"

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

“A funeral (procession) passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) and they praised (the deceased) and spoke well of him. He said: ‘(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.’ Then another funeral passed by and they spoke badly of him, and he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said: ‘(Hell is) guaranteed for him.’ It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you said that (Paradise was) guaranteed for this one and that (Hell was) guaranteed for the other one.’ He said: ‘It is the testimony of the people, and the believers are the witnesses of Allah on earth.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1491).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجِنَازَةٍ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول وَكَذَا فَأُثْنِيَ وَنُصِبَ خَيْرًا عَلَى الْمَصْدَر أَيْ ثَنَاء حَسَنًا قَوْله ( شَهَادَة الْقَوْم ) أَيْ وَجَبَتْ لِلْمَيِّتِ شَهَادَة الْقَوْم أَوْ مُقْتَضَاهَا قَوْله ( شُهُود اللَّه فِي الْأَرْض ) قِيلَ الْمُرَاد بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ الصَّحَابَة لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَنْطِقُونَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ بِخِلَافِ مَنْ بَعْدهمْ وَقِيلَ بَلْ هُمْ وَمَنْ كَانُوا عَلَى صِفَتهمْ فِي الْإِيمَان وَقِيلَ الصَّوَاب أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يَخْتَصّ بِالثِّقَاتِ وَالْمُتَّقِينَ وَقَالَ النَّوَوِيّ قِيلَ هَذَا مَخْصُوص بِمَنْ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ أَهْل الْفَضْل وَكَانَ ثَنَاؤُهُمْ مُطَابِقًا لِأَفْعَالِهِ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْل الْجَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1491
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1491
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim The hadith No. 1491
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1491

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  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (872)بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرٌ ، فَقَالَ : وَجَبَتْ ، ثُمَّ مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى ، فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا بِشَرٍّ ، فَقَالَ : وَجَبَتْ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؛ قُلْتَ لِهَذِهِ : وَجَبَتْ ، وَقُلْتَ لِهَذِهِ : وَجَبَتْ ؟ قَالَ : شَهَادَةُ الْقَوْمِ ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ش

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Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1492

“A funeral passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) and they praised (the deceased) and spoke well of him and mentioned his good characteristics. He said: ‘(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.’ Then another funeral passed by and they spoke badly of him and mentioned his bad characteristics, and he the Prophet (ﷺ)…

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