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Sunan Ibn Majah 3159

Chapter: Storing the meat of sacrificial animals

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3159

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ عَنْ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيِّ لِجَهْدِ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِيهَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) only forbade storing the meat of the sacrifices because the people were facing hardship. Then later he permitted that.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3159).

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

قَوْله ( لِجَهْدِ النَّاس ) بِفَتْحِ الْجِيم وَضَمّهَا الْمَشَقَّة أَيْ الشِّدَّة فَأَرَادَ السَّعَة بِذَلِكَ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3159
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3159
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3159
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3159

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