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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 291

Chapter: Siwak (tooth stick)

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Ibn Majah 291

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَحْرُ بْنُ كَنِيزٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَاجٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ

إِنَّ أَفْوَاهَكُمْ طُرُقٌ لِلْقُرْآنِ فَطَيِّبُوهَا بِالسِّوَاكِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Ali bin Abu Talib said:

"Your mouths are the paths of the Qur'an, so perfume them with the tooth stick."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 291).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( طُرُق لِلْقُرْآنِ ) أَيْ يَجْرِي الْقُرْآن فِيهَا كَجَرْيِ النَّاس فِي الطُّرُق وَالْخِطَاب لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ بِاعْتِبَارِ مَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُون الْمُسْلِم عَلَيْهِ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 291
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 291
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 291
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