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Sunan Ibn Majah 2165

Chapter: Earnings Of A Cupper

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2165

Narrator:Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badrī

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Mas'ud, 'Uqbah bin 'Amr, said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), forbade the earnings of a cupper."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2165).

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ كَسْب الْحَجَّام ) الْجُمْهُور عَلَى أَنَّهُ مَحْمُول عَلَى التَّنْزِيه لِمُبَاشَرَتِهِ بِالشَّيْءِ النَّجِس وَحَمَلَهُ أَحْمَد عَلَى ظَاهِره وَقَالَ لَا يَحِلُّ إِلَّا لِلْعَبْدِ وَنَحْوه وَبِهِ يَحْصُلُ التَّوْفِيق بَيْن أَحَادِيث الْبَاب وَيَصِيرُ كُلُّ حَدِيث مَعْمُولًا بِهِ فِي مَوْرِده لِأَنَّ الَّذِي حَجَمَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَعْطَاهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْره كَانَ عَبْدًا اِسْمه أَبُو طَيِّبَة وَالْفَرْق قَدْ جَاءَ فِي حَدِيث مُحَيِّصَة وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاد حَدِيث أَبِي مَسْعُود صَحِيح وَرِجَاله ثِقَات عَلَى شَرْط الْبُخَارِيّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih Hadith The hadith No. 2165
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 2165
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2165
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2165

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Also reported by… (3)
  • الاعتبار في الناسخ والمنسوخ من الآثار للحازمي (318)عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ
  • الورع لأحمد رواية المروزي (211)عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (4986)عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ ؟ فَنَهَاهُ ، فَذَكَرَ لَهُ الْحَاجَةَ ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْلِفَهُ نَوَاضِحَهُ

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