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Sunan Ibn Majah 1846

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the virtue of marriage

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1846

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الأَزْهَرِ، حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ النِّكَاحُ مِنْ سُنَّتِي فَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِسُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَتَزَوَّجُوا فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمُ الأُمَمَ وَمَنْ كَانَ ذَا طَوْلٍ فَلْيَنْكِحْ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ ‏"

It was narrated from Aishah that:

the Messenger of Allah said: “Marriage is part of my sunnah, and whoever does not follow my sunnah has nothing to do with me. Get married, for I will boast of your great numbers before the nations. Whoever has the means, let him get married, and whoever does not, then he should fast for it will diminish his desire.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1846).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( النِّكَاح ) أَيْ طَلَب النِّسَاء بِالْوَجْهِ الْمَشْرُوع فِي الدِّين ( مِنْ سَنَتِي ) مِنْ طَرِيقَتِي الَّتِي سَلَكْتهَا وَسَبِيلِي الَّتِي نَدَبْتهَا ( فَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَل بِسَنَتِي ) رَغْبَة وَإِعْرَاضًا عَنْهَا وَقِلَّة مُبَالَاة بِهَا فَلَا يَشْمَل الْحَدِيث مَنْ يَتْرُك النِّكَاح لِعَدَمِ تَيَسُّر الْمُؤَن أَوْ لِلِاشْتِغَالِ بِالْعِبَادَةِ وَنَحْو ذَلِكَ ( فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكَمْ ) أَيْ مُفَاخِر بِكَثْرَتِكُمْ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف لِاتِّفَاقِهِمْ عَلَى ضَعْف عِيسَى بْن مَيْمُون الْمَدِينِيّ لَكِنْ لَهُ شَاهِد صَحِيح.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1846
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1846
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1846

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