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Sunan Ibn Majah 2837

Chapter: Single combat and plundering

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2837

Narrator:Abu Qatāda

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ، مَوْلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

نَفَّلَهُ سَلَبَ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatadah (from Abu Qatadah) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) awarded him the spoils of a man whom he killed on the Day of Hunain.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2837).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2837
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2837
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2837
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2837

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  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (1203)نَفَّلَهُ سَلَبَ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ

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