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Sunan Ibn Majah 1561

Chapter: What was narrated concerning markers on graves

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1561

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ نُبَيْطٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

أَعْلَمَ قَبْرَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ بِصَخْرَةٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) marked the grave of ‘Uthman bin Maz’un with a rock.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1561).

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

قَوْله ( بِصَخْرَةٍ ) أَيْ وَضَعَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّخْرَة لِيَتَبَيَّنَّ بِهِ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد هَذَا إِسْنَاد حَسَن وَلَهُ شَاهِد مِنْ حَدِيث الْمُطَّلِب بْن أَبِي وَدَاعَة رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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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 AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1561
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1561
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1561
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1561

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