Skip to content
Assabile

Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn Majah 1897

Chapter: Singing and (beating) the Daff

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1897

Narrator:Ar-Rubayyi bint Mu‘awwidh ibn Afrā

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ، - اسْمُهُ خَالِدٌ الْمَدَنِيُّ - قَالَ كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ وَالْجَوَارِي يَضْرِبْنَ بِالدُّفِّ وَيَتَغَنَّيْنَ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذٍ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ صَبِيحَةَ عُرْسِي وَعِنْدِي جَارِيَتَانِ تُغَنِّيَانِ وَتَنْدُبَانِ آبَائِي الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَتَقُولاَنِ فِيمَا تَقُولاَنِ وَفِينَا نَبِيٌّ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ أَمَّا هَذَا فَلاَ تَقُولُوهُ مَا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Husain, whose name was Khalid Al-Madani, said:

“We were in Al-Madinah on the Say of 'Ashura and the girls were beating the Daff and singing. We entered upon Rubai' bint Mu'awwidh and mentioned that to her. She said: 'The Messenger of Allah entered upon me on the morning of my wedding, and there were two girls with me who were singing and mentioning the qualities of my forefathers who were killed on the Day of Badr. One of the things they were saying was: “Among us there is a Prophet who knows what will happen tomorrow.” He said: “Do not say this, for no one knows what will happen tomorrow except Allah.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1897).

Copy
Copy:
Report an error

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عَلَى الرُّبَيِّع ) بِتَشْدِيدِ الْيَاء الْمُثَنَّاة مِنْ تَحْت مُصَغَّرًا بِنْت مُعَوِّذ بِكَسْرِ الْوَاو الْمُشَدَّدَة ( وَتَنْدُبَانِ ) بِضَمِّ الدَّال مِنْ النُّدْبَة أَيْ يَذْكُرَانِ أَحْوَالهمْ وَالنُّدْبَة عَدّ خِصَال الْمَيِّت وَمَحَاسِنه قَوْله ( أَمَّا هَذَا فَلَا تَقُولَاهُ ) لِمَا فِيهِ مِنْ إِسْنَاد عِلْم الْغَيْب إِلَيْهِ مُطْلَقًا وَلَا يَسْتَحِقّ لِلْإِسْنَادِ مُطْلَقًا إِلَّا اللَّه.…

Read more

Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1897
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1897
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1897
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1897

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (13601)لا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلا اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (2678)لا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلا اللَّهُ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (3512)لا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلا اللَّهُ

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3155

‘A’isha gave a woman relative of hers among the Ansar in marriage and God’s Messenger came and said, “Have you escorted the girl to her husband?” On being told that they had, he asked whether they had sent someone along with her to sing, and when she replied that they had not, he said, “The Ansar…

" إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ قَوْمٌ فِيهِمْ غَزَلٌ فَلَوْ بَعَثْتُمْ مَعَهَا مَنْ يَقُولُ: أَتَيْنَاكُمْ أَتَيْنَاكُمْ فحيانا وحياكم "

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4001

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to me the night my marriage was consummated and sat down on my bed as you (the sub-narrator) are sitting now, and small girls were beating the tambourine and singing in lamentation of my father who had been killed on the day of the battle of Badr. Then one of the girls said…

وَفِينَا نَبِيٌّ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ تَقُولِي هَكَذَا، وَقُولِي مَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ ‏"

Narrated by Ar-Rubayyi bint Mu‘awwidh ibn Afrā

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25779

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ وَمُهَنَّأُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ أَبُو شِبْلٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ الرُّبَيِّعِ…

Narrated by Ar-Rubayyi bint Mu‘awwidh ibn Afrā + 1 other version Arabic only

Friday, October 16, 2026 5 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ