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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Blood Money

Sunan Ibn Majah 2658

Chapter: A Muslim Should Not Killed For A Disbeliever

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2658

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ قَالَ لاَ

وَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلاَّ مَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَرْزُقَ اللَّهُ رَجُلاً فَهْمًا فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فِيهَا الدِّيَاتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنْ لاَ يُقْتَلَ مُسْلِمٌ بِكَافِرٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Juhaifah said:

“I said to 'Ali bin Abu Talib: 'Do you have any knowledge that the people do not have?' He said: 'No, by Allah, we only know what the people know, except that Allah may bless a man with understanding of Qur'an or what is in this sheet, in which are mentioned the rulings on blood money from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and it says that a Muslim should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of disbeliever.'”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2658).

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

قوله ( إِلَّا أَنْ يَرْزُقَ اللَّه ) أَيْ إِلَّا الْفَهْم الَّذِي أَعْطَانِي اللَّه تَعَالَى أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَة كَأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنَّ مَا فِي الصَّحِيفَة مَخْصُوص بِهِ مِنْ جِهَة الْكِتَاب فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ مَكْتُوبًا عِنْده وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْد غَيْره مَكْتُوبًا وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ كَانَ عِنْد غَيْره قَوْله ( وَأَنْ لَا يُقْتَلَ مُسْلِم بِكَافِرٍ ) أَيْ فِي مُقَابَلَته قِيلَ بِعُمُومِهِ وَقِيلَ مَخْصُوص بِالْحَرْبِيِّ الْمُسْتَأْمَن وَأَمَّا الذِّمِّيّ فَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ لِحِدِّيثِ لَهُمْ مَا لَنَا وَعَلَيْهِمْ مَا عَلَيْنَا…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2658
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 2658
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2658

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