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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Legal Punishments

Sunan Ibn Majah 2587

Chapter: Hanging The Hand From The Neck.

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2587

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْجُوبَارِيُّ يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَطَاءِ بْنِ مُقَدَّمٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ تَعْلِيقِ الْيَدِ، فِي الْعُنُقِ فَقَالَ السُّنَّةُ

قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدَ رَجُلٍ ثُمَّ عَلَّقَهَا فِي عُنُقِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn Muhairiz said:

“I asked Fadalah bin Ubaid about hanging the hand (of the thief) from this neck, and he said: 'It is sunnah. The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cut off a man's hand then hung it from his neck'''

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2587).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( ثُمَّ عَلَّقَهَا فِي عُنُقه ) أَيْ لِيَكُونَ عِبْرَة وَنَكَالًا قَالَ اِبْن الْعَرَبِيّ فِي شَرْح التِّرْمِذِيّ وَلَوْ ثَبَتَ هَذَا الْحُكْم لَكَانَ حَسَنًا صَحِيحًا لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَثْبُتْ وَيَرْوِيهِ الْحَجَّاج بْن أَرْطَاة قُلْت وَالْحَدِيث قَدْ حَسَّنَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَسَكَتَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ النَّسَائِيُّ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2587
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2587
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2587
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2587

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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (28399)تَعْلِيقِ يَدِ السَّارِقِ فِي عُنُقِهِ ، فَقَالَ : السُّنَّةُ قَطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، ﷺ ، يَدَ رَجُلٍ ثُمَّ عَلَّقَهَا فِي عُنُقِهِ

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3605

Fadala b. 'Ubaid said a thief was brought to God’s Messenger, and when his hand was cut off he gave command that it should be hung on his neck. Tirmidhi, Aba Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بسارقٍ فقُطِعَتْ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَعُلِّقَتْ فِي عُنُقِهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ…

Narrated by Fadāla ibn Ubayd + 3 other versions

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 2588

“O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! I stole a camel belonging to Banu so-and-so; purify me!” The Prophet (ﷺ) sent word to them and they said: “(Yes), we have lost a camel of ours.” So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that his hand be cut off. Tha'labah said: “I was looking at him when his hand fell and he said (to…

إِنِّي سَرَقْتُ جَمَلاً لِبَنِي فُلاَنٍ فَطَهِّرْنِي ‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا إِنَّا افْتَقَدْنَا جَمَلاً لَنَا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ

Narrator: ثعلبة بن عمرو الأنصاري

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