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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of the Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 247

Chapter: The directive regarding seekers of knowledge

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 247

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ سَيَأْتِيكُمْ أَقْوَامٌ يَطْلُبُونَ الْعِلْمَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَقُولُوا لَهُمْ مَرْحَبًا مَرْحَبًا بِوَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَاقْنُوهُمْ ‏"

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "People will come to you seeking knowledge. When you see them say to them, 'Welcome, welcome,' in obedience to the injunctions of the Messenger of Allah and instruct them in knowledge."(One of the narrators said) "I said to Al-Hakam: 'What is 'Iqnuhum?' He said: 'Instruct them.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 247).

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

قَوْله ( سَيَأْتِيكُمْ ) الْخِطَاب لِلصَّحَابَةِ وَيَلْحَق بِهِمْ الْعُلَمَاء قَوْله ( مَرْحَبًا ) قِيلَ فِي مِثْله أَيْ صَادَفْت رَحْبًا أَوْ لَقِيت رَحْبًا وَسَعَة وَقِيلَ رَحَّبَ اللَّه بِك تَرْحِيبًا فَوَضَعَ مَرْحَبًا مَوْضِع تَرْحِيبًا وَقِيلَ التَّقْدِير أَتَيْت رَحْبًا أَوْ رَحُبَتْ بِك الدَّار مَرْحَبًا اِنْتَهَى وَالْمُرَاد بِالْوَصِيَّةِ مَنْ أَوْصَى بِهِمْ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْبَاء صِلَة الْفِعْل عَلَى بَعْض التَّقَادِير وَصِلَة مُقَدَّر وَالْجَار وَالْمَجْرُور صِفَة مَرْحَبًا عَلَى بَعْض وَالْأَصْل صَادَفْتهمْ أَوْ لَقِيتهمْ أَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ رَحْبًا بِكُمْ يَا وَصِيَّة رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيْ يَا مَنْ أَ…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 247
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 247
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 247
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 247

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"We entered upon Hasan to inquire after him until we filled the house. He tucked up his legs, the he (hasan) said: 'We entered upon Abu Hurairah to inquire after him until we filled the house. He (Abu Hurairah) tucked up his legs and said: "We entered upon the Messenger of Allah until we filled the…

"‏ إِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيكُمْ أَقْوَامٌ مِنْ بَعْدِي يَطْلُبُونَ الْعِلْمَ فَرَحِّبُوا بِهِمْ وَحَيُّوهُمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَدْرَكْنَا وَاللَّهِ أَقْوَامًا مَا رَحَّبُوا بِنَا وَلاَ حَيَّوْنَا وَلاَ…

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Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 249

"When we came to Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, he would say: 'Welcome, in accordance with the injunction of the Messenger of Allah, for the Messenger of Allah said to us: "The people will follow you; they will come to you from all parts of the earth seeking to understand the religion. So when they come to…

"‏ إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ سَيَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ الأَرْضِ يَتَفَقَّهُونَ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِذَا جَاءُوكُمْ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِمْ خَيْرًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2650

"We went to Abu Sa'eed and he said: 'Welcome with the exhortation of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Indeed the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Surely, the people are followers of you, and men will certainly come to you from the regions of the earth to gain understanding in the religion. So when they come to you…

"‏ إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ وَإِنَّ رِجَالاً يَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ الأَرَضِينَ يَتَفَقَّهُونَ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِذَا أَتَوْكُمْ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِمْ خَيْرًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2651

from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Men will come to you from the direction of the east to learn. So when they come to you then exhort them to good." He said: "When Abu Sa'eed saw us he would say: 'Welcome with the exhortation of the Messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings…

"‏ يَأْتِيكُمْ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ فَإِذَا جَاءُوكُمْ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِمْ خَيْرًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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