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Sunan Ibn Majah 2202

Chapter: Being Lenient During Transactions

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2202

Narrator:Uthmān ibn ‘Affān

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ الْبَلْخِيُّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ فَرُّوخَ، قَالَ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ رَجُلاً الْجَنَّةَ كَانَ سَهْلاً بَائِعًا وَمُشْتَرِيًا ‏"

'Uthman bin 'Affan narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Allah will admit to Paradise a man who was lenient when he sold and when he bought. "

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2202), An-Nasa’i (No. 4696) and Ahmad (No. 387, 454, 477).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( سَهْلًا ) أَيْ سَمْحًا لِينًا يَمِيلُ إِلَى مَا يُرِيدُ مِنْهُ صَاحِبُهُ فِي الْأَجَل وَغَيْره وَفِي الزَّوَائِد رِجَال إِسْنَاده ثِقَات إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مُنْقَطِع لِأَنَّ عَطَاء بْن فَرُّوخ لَمْ يَلْقَ عُثْمَان بْن عَفَّان قَالَهُ عَلِيّ اِبْن الْمُدَيْنِيّ فِي الْعِلَل.…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2202
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 2202
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2202
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2202

Other versions

Also reported by… (5)
  • الأحاديث المختارة (352)أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلا كَانَ سَهْلا مُشْتَرِيًا وَبَائِعًا
  • الأحاديث المختارة (353)أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلا سَهْلا مُشْتَرِيًا وَبَائِعًا وَقَاضِيًا وَمُقْتَضِيًا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6076)أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلا كَانَ سَهْلا مُشْتَرِيًا ، وَبَائِعًا ، وَقَاضِيًا ، وَمُقْتَضِيًا
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (2196)“ أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلا ، كَانَ سَهْلا مُشْتَرِيًا ، وبَائِعًا ، وقَاضِيًا ، ومُقْتَضِيًا
  • شرح السنة (2046)أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلا كَانَ سَهْلا مُشْتَرِيًا ، وَبَائِعًا ، وَقَاضِيًا ، وَمُقْتَضِيًا

On the same subject

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1320

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Allah forgave a man who was before you: He was tolerant when selling, tolerant when purchasing, and tolerant when repaying." He said: This Hadith is Gharib Sahih Hasan from this route.

"‏ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لِرَجُلٍ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ كَانَ سَهْلاً إِذَا بَاعَ سَهْلاً إِذَا اشْتَرَى سَهْلاً إِذَا اقْتَضَى ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1319

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed Allah loves tolerance in selling, tolerance in buying, and tolerance in repaying." He said: There is something on this topic from Jabir. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Gharib. Some of them reported this Hadith from Yunus, from Sa'eed Al-Maqburi, from…

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ سَمْحَ الْبَيْعِ سَمْحَ الشِّرَاءِ سَمْحَ الْقَضَاءِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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