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Sunan Ibn Majah 2775

Chapter: Going in response to a general call to arms

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2775

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ شَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ مَنْ رَاحَ رَوْحَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَانَ لَهُ بِمِثْلِ مَا أَصَابَهُ مِنَ الْغُبَارِ مِسْكًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever goes out in the cause of Allah will have the equivalent of the dust that got on him, in musk, on the Day of Resurrection.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2775).

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

قَوْله ( مِسْكًا يَوْم الْقِيَامَة ) فِي الزَّوَائِد هَذَا إِسْنَاد حَسَن مُخْتَلَف فِي رِجَال إِسْنَاده…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2775
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2775
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2775
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2775

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