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Sunan Ibn Majah 2101

Chapter: The person for whom an oath is sworn by Allah should accept what is said

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2101

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَجُلاً يَحْلِفُ بِأَبِيهِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ فَلْيَصْدُقْ وَمَنْ حُلِفَ لَهُ بِاللَّهِ فَلْيَرْضَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَرْضَ بِاللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ ‏"

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a man taking an oath by his father and said: 'Do not make oaths by your forefathers. Whoever makes an oath by Allah, let him fulfill his oath, and if an oath is sworn for a person by Allah, let him accept it. Whoever is not content with Allah has nothing to do with Allah.'

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2101).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَلْيَصْدُقْ ) مِنْ الصِّدْق ( وَمَنْ حُلِفَ لَهُ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَيْ حَلَفَ بِاَللَّهِ لِإِرْضَائِهِ ( فَلَيْسَ مِنْ اللَّه ) أَيْ مِنْ قُرْبه فِي شَيْء وَالْحَاصِل أَنَّ أَهْل الْقُرْب يُصَدِّقُونَ الْحَالِف فِيمَا حَلَفَ عَلَيْهِ تَعْظِيمًا لِلَّهِ وَمَنْ لَا يُصَدِّقُهُ مَعَ إِمْكَان التَّصْدِيق فَلَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد رِجَال إِسْنَاده ثِقَات.…

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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. 2101
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2101
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2101

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19081)لا تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ ، مَنْ حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ فَلْيَصْدُقْ ، وَمَنْ حُلِفَ لَهُ بِاللَّهِ فَلْيَرْضَ ، وَمَنْ حُلِفَ لَهُ بِاللَّهِ فَلَمْ يَرْضَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ

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