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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 21

Chapter: Venerating the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and dealing harshly with those who Oppose It

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 21

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفُضَيْلِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمَقْبُرِيُّ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ أَعْرِفَنَّ مَا يُحَدَّثُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنِّي الْحَدِيثَ وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ اقْرَأْ قُرْآنًا ‏.‏ مَا قِيلَ مِنْ قَوْلٍ حَسَنٍ فَأَنَا قُلْتُهُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that :

The Prophet said "I do not want to hear of anyone of you who, upon hearing a Hadith narrated from me, says while reclining on his pillow: 'Recite Qur'an (to verify this Hadith).' (Here the Propher SAW said) Any excellent word that is said, it is I who have said it." [How can you reject what I have said?]

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 21).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( لَا أَعْرِفَنَّ ) مِنْ الْمَعْرِفَة أَيْ لَا أَجِدَنَّ وَلَا أَعْلَمَنَّ وَهُوَ مِنْ قَبِيل لَا أُلْفِيَنَّ وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ قَرِيبًا قَوْله ( مَا يُحَدِّث ) مَا مَصْدَرِيَّة وَيُحَدِّث مِنْ التَّحْدِيث عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَيْ أَنْ يُحَدِّث فَيَقُول أَيْ فِي رَدّه اِقْرَأْ قُرْآنًا عَلَى صِيغَة الْأَمْر أَيْ يَقُول لِلرَّاوِيِّ اِقْرَأْ قُرْآنًا حَتَّى تَعْرِف بِهِ صِدْق هَذَا الْحَدِيث مِنْ كَذِبه أَوْ عَلَى صِيغَة الْمُتَكَلِّم أَيْ اِقْرَءُوهُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْته مُوَافِقًا لَهُ قُلْته وَنَكَّرَ الْقُرْآن لِأَنَّ مُرَاده بَعْض آيَاته الَّذِي بِقِرَاءَتِهِ يَظْهَر الْأَمْر بِزَعْمِهِ قَوْله ( مَا قِيلَ مِنْ قَوْل ) فِي بَعْض النُّسَخ مِنْ قِيلَ وَهُوَ بِمَعْنَى الْقَوْل وَهَذَا…

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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 Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu The hadith No. 21
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 21
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 21
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakMunkar The hadith No. 21

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