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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Legal Punishments

Sunan Ibn Majah 2552

Chapter: One Who Has Intercourse With The Slave Woman Of His Wife

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2552

Narrator:Salama ibn al-Muhabbaq

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْمُحَبِّقِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ وَطِئَ جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَحُدَّهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Salamah bin Muhabbiq that:

the case of a man who had intercourse with the slave woman of his wife was referred to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he did not stipulate any legal punishment for him.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2552).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَلَمْ يَحُدَّهُ ) كَأَنَّهُ مَا حُدَّ لِوُجُودِ الشُّبْهَة الْمُسْقِطَة لِلْحَدِّ وَلَا يَلْزَمُ مِنْهُ تَرْك التَّعْزِير 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. 2552
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2552
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2552
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2552

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6955)رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ وَطِئَ جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ ، فَلَمْ يَحُدَّهُ

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Good (hasan) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1452

(Another chain) from An-Nu'man bin Bashir with similar.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْمُحَبَّقِ، ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو…

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 7 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4460

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made a decision about a man who had intercourse with his wife's slave-girl as follows. If he forced her, she is free, and he shall give her mistress a slave-girl similar to her; if she asked him to have intercourse voluntarily, she will belong to him, and he shall give…

قَضَى فِي رَجُلٍ وَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ امْرَأَتِهِ إِنْ كَانَ اسْتَكْرَهَهَا فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ وَعَلَيْهِ لِسَيِّدَتِهَا مِثْلُهَا فَإِنْ كَانَتْ طَاوَعَتْهُ فَهِيَ لَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ لِسَيِّدَتِهَا مِثْلُهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Salama ibn al-Muhabbaq + 5 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4458

Habib ibn Salim said: A man called AbdurRahman ibn Hunayn had intercourse with his wife's slave-girl. The matter was brought to an-Nu'man ibn Bashir who was the Governor of Kufah. He said: I shall decide between you in accordance with the decision of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). If she made her…

أَنَّ رَجُلاً، يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ وَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ امْرَأَتِهِ فَرُفِعَ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ وَهُوَ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ لأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيكَ بِقَضِيَّةِ رَسُولِ…

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