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Sunan Ibn Majah 1963

Chapter: Prohibition of temporary marriage (Mut`ah)

Good (hasan) 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1963

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ لَمَّا وَلِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ أَذِنَ لَنَا فِي الْمُتْعَةِ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ حَرَّمَهَا وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا تَمَتَّعَ وَهُوَ مُحْصَنٌ إِلاَّ رَجَمْتُهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَنِي بِأَرْبَعَةٍ يَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَلَّهَا بَعْدَ إِذْ حَرَّمَهَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"When 'Umar bin Khattab was appointed caliph, he addressed the people and said: 'The Messenger of Allah permitted temporary marriage for us three times, then he forbade it. By Allah, If I hear of any married person entering a temporary marriage, I will stone him to death, unless he can bring me four witnesses who will testify that the Messenger of Allah, allowed it after he forbade it'."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1963).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( ثَلَاثًا ) أَيْ ثَلَاث مَرَّات أَوْ ثَلَاث لَيَالٍ ( إِلَّا رَجَمْته بِالْحِجَارَةِ ) أَيْ إِذَا دَخَلَ بِهَا بِذَلِكَ الْعَقْد لِكَوْنِهِ زَنَى ( بِأَرْبَعَةٍ ) كَأَنَّهُ قَاسَ رَفْع الْحَدِيث عَلَى ثُبُوته وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده أَبُو بَكْر بْن حَفْص اِسْمه إِسْمَاعِيل الْأَبَّائِي ذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّانَ فِي الثِّقَات وَقَالَ اِبْن أَبِي حَاتِم عَنْ أَبِيهِ كَتَبَ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ أَبِيهِ وَكَانَ أَبُوهُ يَكْذِب قُلْت لَا بَأْس بِهِ قَالَ اِبْن أَبِي حَاتِم وَثَّقَهُ أَحْمَد وَابْن مَعِين وَالْعِجْلِيّ وَابْن نُمَيْر وَغَيْرهمْ وَأَخْرَجَ لَهُ اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ فِي صَحِيحه وَالْحَاكِم فِي الْمُسْتَدْرَك وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1963
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1963
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1963
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1963

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