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Sunan Ibn Majah 1863

Chapter: Marrying free women who are fertile

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1863

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ انْكِحُوا فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمْ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

the Messenger of Allah said: “Marry, for I will boast of your great numbers.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1863).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( اِنْكِحُوا ) أَيْ الْوَلُود وَقُدِّرَ الْمَفْعُول بِقَرِينَةِ إِنِّي مُكَاثِر بِكَمْ الْأَنْبِيَاء كَمَا فِي رِوَايَة أَوْ الْأُمَم كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ وَبِتَقْدِيرِ الْمَفْعُول نَاسَبَ الْحَدِيث التَّرْجَمَة وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده طَلْحَة بْن عَمْرو الْمَكِّيّ الْحَضْرَمِيّ مُتَّفَق عَلَى تَضْعِيفه وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى 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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 1863
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 1863
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1863
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1863

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