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Sunan Ibn Majah 2329

Chapter: When Two Men Claim Some Goods And Neither Of Them Has Any Proof

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2329

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خِلاَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، ادَّعَيَا دَابَّةً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَأَمَرَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

أَنْ يَسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

he said that two men laid claim to an animal, and neither of them had any proof, so the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded them to cast lots as to which of them should swear an oath.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2329, 2346).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( اِدَّعَيَا دَابَّة ) أَيْ فِي يَد ثَالِث ( وَلَمْ تَكُنْ بَيْنهمَا بَيِّنَة ) أَيْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنهمَا بَيِّنَة أَصْلًا ( أَنْ يَسْتَهِمَا ) يَقْتَرِعَا ( عَلَى الْيَمِين ) أَيْ يَمِين ذِي الْيَد أَيْ يَبْدَأُ بِالْيَمِينِ لِأَيِّهِمَا…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2329
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2329
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2329
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2329

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  • مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (19)رَجُلَيْنِ تَدَارَا فِي بَيْعٍ وَلَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ ، قَالَ : أَمَرَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ أَحَبَّا ذَلِكَ ، أَمْ كَرِهَا

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1427

Two men had a disputer over an animal, and neither of them had a proof. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a ruling that it be divided in halves between them. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i, and the wording is his (an-Nasa'i) who said that it's chain of narrators is Jayyid (good)].

وَعَنْ أَبَى مُوسَى [ اَلْأَشْعَرِيِّ ] ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اِخْتَصَمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فِي دَابَّةٍ, لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ, فَقَضَى بِهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3772

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari told that two men laid claim to a camel in the time of God’s Messenger and both of them sent two witnesses, so the Prophet divided it in halves between them.* Abu Dawud transmitted it. A version by Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and him says that two men laid claim to a camel, but as neither…

وَعَن أبي مُوسَى الأشعريِّ: أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنَ فَقَسَّمَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari + 1 other version

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