Narrator:Abu Hurayrah
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" ادْفَعُوا الْحُدُودَ مَا وَجَدْتُمْ لَهُ مَدْفَعًا "
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Ward off the legal punishments as much as you can.”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2545).
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 |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 2545 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 2545 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 2545 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 2545 |
On the same subject
Not graded
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1424b
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، . قَالَ…
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