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Sunan Ibn Majah 2810

Chapter: Weapons

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2810

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كَانَتْ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَوْسٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ فَرَأَى رَجُلاً بِيَدِهِ قَوْسٌ فَارِسِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا هَذِهِ أَلْقِهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ وَأَشْبَاهِهَا وَرِمَاحِ الْقَنَا فَإِنَّهُمَا يَزِيدُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا فِي الدِّينِ وَيُمَكِّنُ لَكُمْ فِي الْبِلاَدِ ‏"

It was narrated that ‘Ali said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had an Arabian bow in his hand, and he saw a man who had a Persian bow in his hand. He said: ‘What is this? Throw it away. You should use this and others like it, and Qana* spears. Perhaps Allah will support His religion thereby and enable you to conquer lands.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2810).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( قَوْس عَرَبِيَّة ) الْقَوْس الْعَرَبِيّ مَا يُرْمَى بِهِ النَّبْل وَهُوَ السِّهَام الْعَرَبِيَّة وَالْفَارِسِيّ مَا يُرْمَى بِهِ نَحْو الْبُنْدُق وَالْقَنَا جَمْعَنَاة وَهِيَ الرُّمْح قُلْت وَلَعَلَّ الْمُرَاد هَاهُنَا نَوْع مِنْهُ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده عَبْد اللَّه بْن بِشْر الْجِيَانِيّ ضَعَّفَهُ يَحْيَى الّقَطَّانُ وَغَيْره وَذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات لَكِنَّهُ مَا أَجَادَ فِي ذَلِكَ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم…

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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 Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 2810
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 2810
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2810
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 2810

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3891

‘Ali told that God’s Messenger had in his hand an Arab bow, and on seeing a man with a Persian bow in his hand he said, “What is this? Throw it away. Keep* to this and such like, and to spears with shafts, for God will help you to support the religion with them and establish you in the land.” *…

وَعَن عَليّ قَالَ: كَانَتْ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَوْسٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ فَرَأَى رَجُلًا بِيَدِهِ قَوْسٌ فَارِسِيَّةٌ قَالَ: «مَا هَذِهِ؟ أَلْقِهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ وَأَشْبَاهِهَا…

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