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Sunan Ibn Majah 3127

Chapter: The reward for (offering) the sacrifice

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3127

Narrator:Zayd ibn Arqam

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَائِذُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ قَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذِهِ الأَضَاحِيُّ قَالَ ‏

"‏ سُنَّةُ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَمَا لَنَا فِيهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ بِكُلِّ شَعَرَةٍ حَسَنَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَالصُّوفُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ بِكُلِّ شَعَرَةٍ مِنَ الصُّوفِ حَسَنَةٌ ‏"

It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said:

“The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what are these sacrifices?’ He said: ‘The Sunnah of your father Ibrahim.’ They said: ‘What is there for us in them, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘For every hair, one merit.’ They said: ‘What about wool, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘For every hair of wool, one merit.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3127) and Ahmad (No. 18480).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( سَنَة أَبِيكُمْ ) لَا يَلْزَم عَدَم الْوُجُوب ( بِكُلِّ شَعْرَة ) أَيْ فَضْلًا عَنْ اللَّحْم وَالشَّحْم وَالْجِلْد وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَاسْمه نَقِيحُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَهُوَ مَتْرُوك وَاتُّهِمَ بِوَضْعِ الْحَدِيث.…

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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. 3127
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3127
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3127
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3127

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Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 1476

Zaid b. Arqam said the companions of God’s Messenger asked him the significance of these sacrifices and he replied, “It is a custom which has come down from your father Abraham." They asked what reward they would receive for them and he replied, “For every hair you will receive a blessing." They…

وَعَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: قَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذِهِ الْأَضَاحِيُّ؟ قَالَ: «سُنَّةُ أبيكم إِبْرَاهِيم عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام» قَالُوا: فَمَا…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam

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