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Sunan Ibn Majah 2781

Chapter: A man who goes to fight when his parents are still alive

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2781

Narrator:Mu‘āwiya ibn Jāhima as-Sulamī

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يُوسُفَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ جَاهِمَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُ الْجِهَادَ مَعَكَ أَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْحَكَ أَحَيَّةٌ أُمُّكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ارْجِعْ فَبَرَّهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُ الْجِهَادَ مَعَكَ أَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْحَكَ أَحَيَّةٌ أُمُّكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَبَرَّهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُ الْجِهَادَ مَعَكَ أَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْحَكَ أَحَيَّةٌ أُمُّكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْحَكَ الْزَمْ رِجْلَهَا فَثَمَّ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"

It was narrated that Mu’awiyah bin Jahimah As-Sulaimi said:

“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I want to go for Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of Allah and the Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your mother still alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back and honor her.’ Then I approached him from the other side and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I want to go for Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of Allah and the Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your mother still alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back and honour her.’ Then I approached him from in front and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I want to go for Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of Allah and the Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your mother still alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back and serve her, for there is Paradise.’”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Ibn Majah said: This is Jahimah bin 'Abbas bin Mirdas As-Sulaimi who criticized the Prophet ﷺ the Day of Hunain.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2781).

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

قَوْله ( فَبَرَّهَا ) صِيغَة أَمْر مِنْ بَرَّ بِتَشْدِيدِ الرَّاء عَلَى حَدّ سَمِعَ قَوْله ( اِلْزَمْ رِجْلهَا فَثَمَّ الْجَنَّة ) قَالَ الدَّمِيرِيّ هُوَ بِالْحَاءِ الْمُهْمَلَة يَعْنِي دَارهَا وَمَسْكَنهَا وَمِنْهُ حَدِيث إِذَا اِبْتَلَّتْ النِّعَال فَالصَّلَاة فِي الرِّحَال أَيْ الدُّور وَالْمَسَاكِن وَالْمَنَازِل وَيُقَالُ لِمَنْزِلِ الْإِنْسَان وَمَسْكَنه رَحْله ا ه قُلْت الْمَشْهُور أَنَّهُ بِالْجِيمِ بِمَعْنَى الْقَدَم وَهُوَ الْمُوَافِق لِرِوَايَةِ النَّسَائِيِّ وَغَيْره وَعَلَيْهِ مَشَى السَّخَاوِيّ فِي الْمَقَاصِد الْحَسَنَة فَقَدْ أَوْرَدَ الْحَدِيث بِلَفْظِ الْجَنَّة تَحْت أَقْدَام الْأُمَّهَات قَالَ رَوَاهُ أَحْمَد وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ وَالْحَاكِم ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ اِبْن مَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2781
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2781
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2781

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