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Sunan Ibn Majah 2160

Chapter: Prohibition Of The Price (Given) to A Prostitute, The Payment Made To A Soothsayer And St

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2160

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنْ

ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وَعَسْبِ الْفَحْلِ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the price of a dog and studding a stallion."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2160) and An-Nasa’i (No. 4675).

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

قَوْله ( وَعَسْب الْفَحْل ) عَسْبه بِفَتْحٍ فَسُكُونٍ مَاؤُهُ فَرَسًا كَانَ أَوْ بَعِيرًا أَوْ غَيْرهمَا ضِرَابه وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنْ وَاحِد مِنْهُمَا بَلْ عَنْ كِرَاء يُؤْخَذُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ إِعَارَته مَنْدُوب إِلَيْهَا فِي الْأَحَادِيث وَفِي الْمَنْع عَنْ إِعَارَته قَطْع النَّسْل فَهُوَ بِحَذْفِ الْمُضَاف أَيْ كِرَاء عَسْبه وَقِيلَ يُقَالُ لِكِرَائِهِ عَسْب أَيْضًا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih Hadith The hadith No. 2160
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2160
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2160
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2160

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The price of a dog is evil, the earning of a prostitute is evil and the earning of a cupper is evil

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