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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn Majah 1859

Chapter: Marrying a religious woman

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1859

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، وَجَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الإِفْرِيقِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لاَ تَزَوَّجُوا النِّسَاءَ لِحُسْنِهِنَّ فَعَسَى حُسْنُهُنَّ أَنْ يُرْدِيَهُنَّ وَلاَ تَزَوَّجُوهُنَّ لأَمْوَالِهِنَّ فَعَسَى أَمْوَالُهُنَّ أَنْ تُطْغِيَهُنَّ وَلَكِنْ تَزَوَّجُوهُنَّ عَلَى الدِّينِ وَلأَمَةٌ خَرْمَاءُ سَوْدَاءُ ذَاتُ دِينٍ أَفْضَلُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Amr that:

the Prophet said: “Do not marry women for their beauty for it may lead to their doom. Do not marry them for their wealth, for it may lead them to fall into sin. Rather, marry them for their religion. A black slave woman with piercings who is religious is better.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1859).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( أَنْ يُرْدِيهُنَّ ) أَيْ يُوقِعهُنَّ فِي الْهَلَاك بِالْإِعْجَابِ وَالتَّكَبُّر ( تُطْغِيهُنَّ ) أَيْ تُوقِعهُنَّ فِي الْمَعَاصِي وَالشُّرُور ( خَرْمَاء ) أَيْ مَقْطُوعَة بَعْض الْأَنْف وَمَثْقُوبَة الْأُذُن ( أَفْضَل ) مِنْ الْحُرَّة وَهَذَا مِثْل قَوْله تَعَالَى { وَلَأَمَةٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشْرِكَةٍ ) وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده الْأَفْرِيقِيّ وَهُوَ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن زِيَاد بْن أَنْعَمَ ضَعِيف وَالْحَدِيث رَوَاهُ اِبْن حِبَّانَ فِي صَحِيحَة بِإِسْنَادٍ آخَر ا ه.…

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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 Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 1859
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1859
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1859
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 1859
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