Narrator:Abu Hurayrah
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُؤَمَّلِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ الْقَيْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَبَّبٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ الطَّائِفِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَامِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
لِصَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ " خُذْ حَقَّكَ فِي عَفَافٍ وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ "
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to the one who was entitled to something:
“Take your rights in a decent manner as much as he can.”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2422).
Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 2422 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 2422 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 2422 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
AuthenticHasan Sahih |
The hadith |
No. 2422 |
Other versions
Also reported by… (3)
- الزهد لهناد بن السري (1287)خُذْ حَقَّكَ فِي عَفَافٍ وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ
- المعجم الكبير للطبراني (2245)خُذْ حَقَّكَ فِي عَفَافٍ وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ
- مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (22417)خُذْ حَقَّكَ فِي عَفَافٍ وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ
On the same subject
Differing grades
Sunan Ibn Majah 2421
" مَنْ طَلَبَ حَقًّا فَلْيَطْلُبْهُ فِي عَفَافٍ وَافٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ وَافٍ "
Narrated by Ā’ishah
