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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Legal Punishments

Sunan Ibn Majah 2581

Chapter: One Who Is Killed Defending His Property Is Martyr

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2581

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ مَنْ أُتِيَ عِنْدَ مَالِهِ فُقُوتِلَ فَقَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ ‏"

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

“If a man's property is targeted, and he is fought and fights back and is killed, he is a martyr.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2581).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مَنْ أُتِيَ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده يَزِيد بْن سِنَان التَّمِيمِيّ أَبُو فَرْوَة الرَّهَاوِيّ ضَعَّفَهُ أَحْمَد وَغَيْره…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2581
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 2581
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2581
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2581

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