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Sunan Ibn Majah 2083

Chapter: The waiting period of an Umm Walad

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2083

Narrator:Amr ibn al-‘Ās

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ

لاَ تُفْسِدُوا عَلَيْنَا سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عِدَّةُ أُمِّ الْوَلَدِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Amr bin 'As said:

"Do not corrupt the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The waiting period of an Umm Walad is four months and ten (days)."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2083).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عِدَّة أُمّ الْوَلَد ) أَيْ مِنْ الْمَوْلَى ( أَرْبَعَة أَشْهُر وَعَشْرًا ) نُصِبَ عَشْرًا كَمَا فِي الْأَصْل عَلَى حِكَايَة لَفْظ الْقُرْآن فَأُمُّ الْوَلَد عَلَى هَذَا كَالزَّوْجَةِ فِي عِدَّة الْمَوْت وَالْحَدِيث حُكْمه الرَّفْع لَكِنْ كَثِير مِنْ الْعُلَمَاء أَخَذُوا بِهِ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2083
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2083
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2083

On the same subject

Authentic Bulugh al-Maram 1112

Do not confuse the Sunnah of our Prophet. The ‘Iddah of a mother-slave girl whose master dies is four months and ten (days)

‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Do not confuse the Sunnah of our Prophet. The ‘Iddah of a mother-slave girl whose master dies is four months and ten (days)."

وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ: { لَا تُلْبِسُوا عَلَيْنَا سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا, عِدَّةُ أُمِّ اَلْوَلَدِ إِذَا تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا سَيِّدُهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا } .‏ رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ…

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