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Sunan Ibn Majah 2777

Chapter: The virtue of battles at sea

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2777

Narrator:Abu ad-Dardā’

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ غَزْوَةٌ فِي الْبَحْرِ مِثْلُ عَشْرِ غَزَوَاتٍ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالَّذِي يَسْدَرُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْمُتَشَحِّطِ فِي دَمِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Darda’ that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“A military expedition by sea is like ten expeditions by land. The one who suffers from seasickness is like one who gets drenched in his own blood in the cause of Allah.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2777).

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

قَوْله ( يَسْدَرُ ) قَالَ الدَّمِيرِيّ السَّادِرُ الْمَتْجَر وَالسَّدَر بِالتَّحْرِيكِ الدُّوَار وَهُوَ كَثِيرًا مَا يَعْرِضُ لِرَاكِبِ الْبَحْر ( كَالْمُتَشَحِّطِ ) هُوَ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُ وَيَضْرِبُ وَيَتَمَرَّغُ ذَكَرَهُ السُّيُوطِيُّ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده مُعَاوِيَة بْن يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ضَعِيف…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2777
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Weak chainSanad Daif The chain only No. 2777
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2777
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2777

On the same subject

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2778

I heard Abu Umamah saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “The martyr at sea is like two martyrs on land, and the one who suffers seasickness is like one who gets drenched in his own blood on land. The time spent between one wave and the next is like a lifetime spent in obedience to Allah…

"‏ شَهِيدُ الْبَحْرِ مِثْلُ شَهِيدَىِ الْبَرِّ وَالْمَائِدُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْمُتَشَحِّطِ فِي دَمِهِ فِي الْبَرِّ وَمَا بَيْنَ الْمَوْجَتَيْنِ كَقَاطِعِ الدُّنْيَا فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ…

Narrated by Abu Umāmah

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