Sunan Ibn Majah The Chapters on Legal Punishments

Sunan Ibn Majah 2537

Chapter: Carrying Out The Hudud

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2537

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزَّاهِرِيَّةِ، عَنْ أَبِي شَجَرَةَ، كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنِ ابِنْ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِقَامَةُ حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فِي بِلاَدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏"

It was narrated from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Carrying out one of the legal punishments prescribed by Allah (SWT) is better than if it were to rain for forty nights in the land of Allah (SWT), Glorified is He.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2537).

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

قَوْله ( إِقَامَة حَدّ مِنْ حُدُود اللَّه خَيْر ) قِيلَ وَذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ فِي إِقَامَتهَا زَجْرًا لِلْخَلْقِ عَنْ الْمَعَاصِي وَالذُّنُوب وَسَبَبًا لِفَتْحِ أَبْوَاب السَّمَاء بِالْمَطَرِ وَفِي الْقُعُود عَنْهَا وَالتَّهَاوُن بِهَا أَنَّهُمَا كَأَنَّهُمْ فِي الْمَعَاصِي وَذَلِكَ سَبَب لِأَخْذِهِمْ بِالسِّنِينَ وَالْجَدْب وَإِهْلَاك الْخَلْق وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده سَعِيد بْن سِنَان ضَعَّفَهُ اِبْن مَعِين وَغَيْره وَقَالَ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ يَضَعُ الْحَدِيث…

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	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 2537
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	Very weakVery Daif	The hadith	No. 2537
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 2537
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 2537

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3588

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Enforcing one of God’s prescribed punishments is better than forty nights' rain in God’s land." Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasa’i transmitted it on the authority of Abu Huraira.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِقَامَةُ حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فِي بلادِ الله» . رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه وَرَوَاهُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

On the same subject

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4904

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'A Hadd punishment that is carried out on earth is better for the people of earth than if it were to rain for thirty mornings."' (Daif)

"‏ حَدٌّ يُعْمَلُ فِي الأَرْضِ خَيْرٌ لأَهْلِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ أَنْ يُمْطَرُوا ثَلاَثِينَ صَبَاحًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 8383

حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ مُبَارَكٍ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ حَدٌّ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Sunan Ibn Majah 2537

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Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Enforcing one of God’s prescribed punishments is better than forty nights' rain in God’s land." Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasa’i transmitted it on the authority of Abu Huraira.

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"The Messenger of Allah said: 'A Hadd punishment that is carried out on earth is better for the people of earth than if it were to rain for thirty mornings."' (Daif)

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Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Enforcing one of God’s prescribed punishments is better than forty nights' rain in God’s land." Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasa’i transmitted it on the authority of Abu Huraira.

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"The Messenger of Allah said: 'A Hadd punishment that is carried out on earth is better for the people of earth than if it were to rain for thirty mornings."' (Daif)

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