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Sunan Ibn Majah 2464

Chapter: A man who declared Zihar upon his wife, having intercourse with her before offering expiation

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2464

Narrator:Salama ibn Sakhr

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ صَخْرٍ الْبَيَاضِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

فِي الْمُظَاهِرِ يُوَاقِعُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَفَّارَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ‏"

It was narrated from Salamah bin Sakhr Al-Bayedi that:

the Prophet (ﷺ) said concerning a man who declared Zihar upon his wife having intercourse with her before compensation: "Let him offer one expiation."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2464).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( قَبْل أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ ) مِنْ التَّكْفِير أَيْ يُعْطِي الْكَفَّارَةَ ( كَفَّارَة وَاحِدَة ) أَيْ لَا تَتَعَدَّد بِذَلِكَ الْكَفَّارَة.…

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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. 2464
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2464
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2464
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2464

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Sulaiman b. Yasar on the authority of Salama b. Sakhr, reported the Prophet as saying about one who vows to make his wife like his mother’s back and has intercourse with her before making atonement, “There is one atonement.”* * Atonement for breaking the vow should be made before doing so, but if…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (14070)الْمُظَاهِرِ يُوَاقِعُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ ، قَالَ : كَفَّارَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
  • سنن الدارقطني (3389)الْمُظَاهِرِ يُوَاقِعُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ , قَالَ : كَفَّارَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (1008)الْمُظَاهِرِ يُوَاقِعُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ . قَالَ : كَفَّارَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ “

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