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Sunan Ibn Majah 1592

Chapter: What was narrated concerning weeping for the deceased

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1592

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَجَرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ عَنِ الْمَرَاثِي ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn Abi Awfa said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eulogies.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1592).

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Classical commentary

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

" 2080 " قَوْله ( عَنْ الْمَرَاثِي ) قِيلَ هُوَ أَنْ يَنْدُب الْمَيِّت فَيُقَال وَافُلَانَاه وَقَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ إِنَّمَا كُرِهَ مِنْ الْمَرَاثِي النِّيَاحَة عَلَى مَذْهَب الْجَاهِلِيَّة فَأَمَّا الثَّنَاء وَالدُّعَاء لِلْمَيِّتِ فَغَيْر مَكْرُوه لِأَنَّهُ رُثِيَ غَيْر وَاحِد مِنْ الصَّحَابَة وَذُكِرَ فِيهِ وَفِي الصَّحَابَة كَثِير مِنْ الْمَرَاثِي ا ه وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده الْهَجَرِيّ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف جَدًّا ضَعَّفَهُ غَيْر وَاحِد وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1592
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1592
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1592
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1592

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