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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 175

Chapter: Mention of the Khawarij

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 175

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ - أَوْ فِي هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ - يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ - أَوْ حُلْقُومَهُمْ سِيمَاهُمُ التَّحْلِيقُ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ - أَوْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ - فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ ‏"

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'At the end of time or among this nation (Ummah) there will appear people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go any deeper than their collarbones or their throats. Their distinguishing feature will be their shaved heads. If you see them, or meet them, then kill them.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 175).

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

قَوْله ( سِيمَاهُمْ التَّحْلِيق ) قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ الْعَلَامَة وَإِلَّا فَصَحَّ فِيهَا الْقَصْر وَبِهِ جَاءَ الْقُرْآن وَالْمَدّ لُغَة وَالْمُرَاد بِالتَّحْلِيقِ حَلْق الرَّأْس وَلَا دَلَالَة فِيهِ عَلَى كَرَاهَة الْحَلْق فَإِنَّ كَوْن الشَّيْء عَلَامَة لَهُمْ لَا يُنَافِي الْإِبَاحَة كَقَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَآيَتهمْ رَجُل أَسْوَد إِحْدَى عَضُدَيْهِ مِثْل ثَدْي الْمَرْأَة مَعْلُوم أَنَّ هَذَا لَيْسَ بِحَرَامٍ وَلَا مَكْرُوه وَقَدْ جَاءَ فِي سُنَن أَبِي دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيح أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى صَبِيًّا قَدْ حُلِقَ بَعْض رَأْسه فَقَالَ اِحْلِقُوهُ كُلّه أَوْ اُتْرُكُوهُ كُلّه وَهَذَا صَرِيح فِي إِبَاحَة حَلْق الرَّأْس لَا…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 175
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 175
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 175
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 175

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