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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 204

Chapter: One who introduces a good or evil practice

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 204

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَحَثَّ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدِي كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا بَقِيَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ رَجُلٌ إِلاَّ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِ بِمَا قَلَّ أَوْ كَثُرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ مَنِ اسْتَنَّ خَيْرًا فَاسْتُنَّ بِهِ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرُهُ كَامِلاً وَمِنْ أُجُورِ مَنِ اسْتَنَّ بِهِ وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَمَنِ اسْتَنَّ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً فَاسْتُنَّ بِهِ فَعَلَيْهِ وِزْرُهُ كَامِلاً وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ الَّذِينَ اسْتَنَّ بِهِ وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَيْئًا ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"A man came to the Prophet, who encouraged the people to give charity to him. A man said: 'I have such and such,' and there was no one left in that gathering who did not give him something in charity, to a greater or lesser extent. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever initiates a good practice that is followed, he will receive a perfect reward for that, and a reward equivalent to that of those who follow it, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest. And whoever introduces a bad practice that is followed, he will receive the complete burden of sin for that, and a burden of sin equivalent to that of those who follow it without that detracting from their burden in the slightest.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 204) and Ahmad (No. 10331).

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

قَوْله ( فَحَثَّ عَلَيْهِ ) أَيْ عَلَى التَّصَدُّق قَوْله ( كَذَا وَكَذَا ) أَيْ مِنْ الْمَال وَأَنَا أَتَصَدَّق بِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِهِ قَبْل النَّاس فَتَبِعَهُ النَّاس فِي التَّصَدُّق فَلِذَلِكَ ذَكَرَ فِيهِ مَنْ اِسْتَنَّ خَيْرًا إِلَخْ قَوْله ( بِمَا قَلَّ ) بِقَلِيلٍ أَوْ كَثِير فَمَا مَوْصُوفَة وَجَعْلُهَا مَوْصُولَة لَا يُسَاعِدهُ الْمَقَام مَنْ اِسْتَنَّ خَيْرًا عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَيْ عَمِلَ بِهِ قَوْله فَاسْتَنَّ بِهِ عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَيْ فَعَمِلَ النَّاس بِذَلِكَ الْخَيْر وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِم وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ مِنْ حَدِيث جَرِير.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 204
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 204
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 204
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 204

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