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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 152

Chapter: The Virtues of Bilal

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 152

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، أَنَّ شَاعِرًا، مَدَحَ بِلاَلَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بِلاَلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ

كَذَبْتَ لاَ بَلْ بِلاَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Salim that:

A poet praised Bilal bin 'Abdullah and said: "Bilal bin 'Abdullah is better than any other Bilal." Ibn 'Umar said: 'You are lying. The Bilal of the Messenger of Allah is better than any other Bilal.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 152).

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

قَوْله ( مَدَحَ بِلَال بْن عَبْد اللَّه ) اِبْن عُمَر الَّذِي غَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُوهُ حِين ذَكَرَ حَدِيث لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاء اللَّه الْحَدِيث فَقَالَ نَحْنُ نَمْنَعهُنَّ كَذَبْت مَا أَحَقُّ اِبْن عُمَر أَنْ يُقَال لَهُ كَذَبْت وَقَدْ صَدَقْت.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 152
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 152
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 152
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 152
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