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Sunan Ibn Majah 3082

Chapter: Cupping for one in Ihram

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3082

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الضَّيْفِ، عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ احْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ مِنْ رَهْصَةٍ أَخَذَتْهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) was treated with cupping when he was in the state of Ihram, because he did not feel well.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3082).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( اِحْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِم ) تَجُوز الْحِجَامَة لِلْمُحْرِمِ عِنْد كَثِير إِذَا كَانَ بِلَا حَلْق شَعْر لَكِنْ قَدْ عُلِمَ أَنَّ حِجَامَته صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَتْ فِي الرَّأْس وَهِيَ عَادَة لَا تَخْلُو عَنْ حَلْق فَالْأَقْرَب أَنْ يُقَال يَجُوز حَلْق مَوْضِع الْحِجَامَة إِذَا كَانَ هُنَاكَ ضَرُورَة قَوْله ( رَهْصَة ) قِيلَ الرَّهْص أَنْ يُصِيب بَاطِن حَافِر الدَّابَّة شَيْء يُوهِنهُ أَوْ يَنْزِل فِيهِ الْمَاء مِنْ الْإِعْيَاء وَأَصْل الرَّهْص شِدَّة وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الضَّيْف لَمْ أَرَ مَنْ ضَعَّفَهُ وَلَا مَنْ جَرَحَهُ وَبَاقِي رِجَال الْإِسْنَاد ثِقَات.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3082
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3082
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3082
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3082

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Anas said that God’s messenger had himself cupped on the surface of his foot because of a pain in it while he was in the sacred state. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

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