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Sunan Ibn Majah 2445

Chapter: Hiring A Worker In Return For Food

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Ibn Majah 2445

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَرَ، حَفْصُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ

نَشَأْتُ يَتِيمًا وَهَاجَرْتُ مِسْكِينًا وَكُنْتُ أَجِيرًا لاِبْنَةِ غَزْوَانَ بِطَعَامِ بَطْنِي وَعُقْبَةِ رِجْلِي أَحْطِبْ لَهُمْ إِذَا نَزَلُوا وَأَحْدُو لَهُمْ إِذَا رَكِبُوا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الدِّينَ قِوَامًا وَجَعَلَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِمَامًا ‏.‏

Salim bin Hayyan said:

I heard Abu Hurairah say: “I grew up an orphan, and I emigrated as a poor man, and I was hired by the daughter of Ghazwan in return for food and a turn riding the camel. I would gather firewood for them when they stopped to camp and urge their camels along for them by singing when they rode. Praise is to Allah (SWT) who has caused His religion to prevail and has made Abu Hurairah an Imam.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2445).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَعُقْبَة رِجْلِي ) فِي الْقَامُوس الْعُقْبَة بِالضَّمِّ النَّوْبَة وَالرِّجْل بِالْكَسْرِ أَيْ لِلنَّوْبَةِ مِنْ الرُّكُوب اِسْتِرَاحَة لِلرَّجُلِ ( وَاحْدُوَا لَهُمْ ) مِنْ الْحَدْو وَهُوَ سَوْق الْإِبِل وَالْغِنَاء لَهَا وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح مَوْقُوف لِأَنَّ حَيَّان بْن بِسْطَام ذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات وَحَفْص بْن عَمْرو ذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات وَوَثَّقَهُ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ وَالذَّهَبِيّ وَغَيْرهمْ وَبَاقِي رِجَال الْإِسْنَاد أَثْبَات وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم…

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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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 2445
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2445
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2445
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2445
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