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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 311

Chapter: It is undesirable (Makruh) to touch the penis and to clean oneself from the call of nature with the right hand

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 311

Narrator:Uthmān ibn ‘Affān

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ صُهْبَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، يَقُولُ

مَا تَغَنَّيْتُ وَلاَ تَمَنَّيْتُ وَلاَ مَسِسْتُ ذَكَرِي بِيَمِينِي مُنْذُ بَايَعْتُ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin Suhban said:

"I heard 'Uthman bin 'Affan say: 'I never sang a song or told a lie or touched my penis with my right hand after I swore on oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah to that effect.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 311).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مَا تَغَنَّيْت ) مِنْ الْغِنَاء بِالْكَسْرِ وَالْمَدّ وَهُوَ صَوْت مُطْرِب مَعْرُوف عِنْد أَهْل اللَّهْو وَاللَّعِب ( وَلَا تَمَنَّيْت ) أَيْ مَا كَذَبْت مِنْ التَّمَنِّي بِمَعْنَى التَّكْذِيب تَفَعُّل مِنْ مَنَى إِذَا قَدَرَ لِأَنَّ الْكَاذِب يُقَدِّر الْحَدِيث فِي نَفْسه ثُمَّ يَقُولهُ ( وَلَا مَسِسْت ) بِكَسْرِ السِّين الْأُولَى أَفْصَح مِنْ فَتْحهَا مُنْذُ بَايَعْت بِهَا تَعْظِيمًا لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَالْبَيْعَة وَالْحَدِيث مِنْ الزَّوَائِد إِلَّا أَنَّ صَاحِب الزَّوَائِد نَبَّهَ عَلَى حَال إِسْنَاده.…

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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 Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 311
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 311
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 311
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 311
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