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Sunan Ibn Majah 2766

Chapter: The virtue of guarding the frontiers in the cause of Allah

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2766

Narrator:Uthmān ibn ‘Affān

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ خَطَبَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ حَدِيثًا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمْ بِهِ إِلاَّ الضِّنُّ بِكُمْ وَبِصَحَابَتِكُمْ فَلْيَخْتَرْ مُخْتَارٌ لِنَفْسِهِ أَوْ لِيَدَعْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ مَنْ رَابَطَ لَيْلَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ كَانَتْ كَأَلْفِ لَيْلَةٍ صِيَامِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا ‏"

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Zubair said:

“Uthman bin ‘Affan addressed the people and said: ‘O people! I heard a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and nothing kept me from narrating it to you except for the fact that I did not want to lose you and your companionship. So it is up to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: “Whoever spends a night guarding the frontier in the cause of Allah, it will be like a thousand nights spent in fasting and prayer.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2766).

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

قَوْله ( إِلَّا الضِّنّ بِكَمْ ) الضِّنّ بِكَسْرِ الضَّاد الْبُخْل أَيْ إِلَّا الْبُخْل بِفِرَاقِكُمْ قَوْله ( مَنْ رَابَطَ ) أَيْ لَازَمَ الثَّغْر لِلْجِهَادِ ( صِيَامهَا ) أَيْ صِيَام أَيَّامهَا ( وَقِيَامهَا ) بِالْجَرِّ بَدَل مِنْ أَلْف لَيْلَة وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن زَيْد بْن أَسْلَمَ ضَعَّفَهُ أَحْمَد وَابْن مَعِين وَغَيْرهمَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2766
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2766
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2766

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