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Sunan Ibn Majah 2433

Chapter: Paying A Debt On Behalf Of The Deceased

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2433

Narrator:Sa‘d ibn al-Atwal

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ الأَطْوَلِ، أَنَّ أَخَاهُ، مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ ثَلاَثَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَتَرَكَ عِيَالاً فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُنْفِقَهَا عَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِنَّ أَخَاكَ مُحْتَبَسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ فَاقْضِ عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَدَّيْتُ عَنْهُ إِلاَّ دِينَارَيْنِ ادَّعَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَعْطِهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُحِقَّةٌ ‏"

It was narrated from Sa'd bin Atwal that :

his brother died, leaving behind three hundred Dirham and dependents. “I wanted to spend (his money) on his dependents, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Your brother is being detained by his debt, so pay it off for him.'” He said “O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I have paid it off apart from two Dinar, which a woman is claiming but she has no proof.” He said: “Give them to her for she is telling the truth.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2433) and Ahmad (No. 19219).

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

قَوْله ( مُحْتَبَسٌ ) أَيْ عَنْ دُخُول الْجَنَّة ( فَأَعْطِهَا ) فِيهِ الْقَضَاء بِبَاطِنِ الْأَمْر وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح عَبْد الْمَلِك أَبُو جَعْفَر ذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات وَبَاقِي رِجَال الْإِسْنَاد صَحِيح لَهُمْ فِي أَحَد الصَّحِيحَيْنِ قَالَ وَلَيْسَ لِسَعْدٍ هَذَا فِي الْكُتُب السِّتَّة سِوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث الْوَاحِد…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2433
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2433
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2433

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Also reported by… (4)
  • إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة (2070)أَخَاكَ مُحْتَبَسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ ، فَاقْضِ عَنْهُ . فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ أَدَّيْتُ عَنْهُ ، إِلَّا دِينَارَيْنِ ، ادَّعَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ . قَالَ : أَعْطِهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُحِقَةٌ
  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (8429)إِنَّ أَخَاكَ مَحْبُوسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ , فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ أَدَّيْتُ عَنْهُ إِلا دِينَارَيْنِ ادَّعَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ ، وَلَيْسَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ . قَالَ : فَأَعْطِهَا , فَإِنَّهَا مُحِقَّةٌ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1024)أَخَاكَ مَحْبُوسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ ، فَاقْضِ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ أَدَّيْتُ عَنْهُ إِلا دِينَارَيْنِ ادَّعَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ ولَيْسَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ ، قال : فَأَعْطِهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُحِقَّةٌ
  • مسند ابن أبي شيبة (620)إِنَّ أَخَاكَ مُحْتَبَسٌ بِدَيْنِهِ فَاقْضِ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ أَدَّيْتُ عَنْهُ إِلا دِينَارَيْنِ دَعَتْهُمَا امْرَأَةٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ قَالَ : فَاقْضِهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُحِقَّةٌ

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