Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَجُرُّ شَاةً بِأُذُنِهَا فَقَالَ
" دَعْ أُذُنَهَا وَخُذْ بِسَالِفَتِهَا "
It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:
“The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man who was dragging a sheep by its ear. He said: ‘Leave its ear alone and hold it by the sides of its neck.’”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3171).
Classical commentary
Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah
قَوْله ( بِسَالِفَتِهَا ) هِيَ صَفْحَة الْعُنُق كَأَنَّهُ قَصَدَ بِذَلِكَ النَّهْي عَنْ مُثْلَة الْبَهَائِم أَوْ عَنْ تَعْذِيبهَا وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَم وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده مُوسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف.…
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Scholars’ grades
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
Very weak chainVery Daif Isnaad |
The chain only |
No. 3171 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3171 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3171 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
Very weak chainVery Daif Isnaad |
The chain only |
No. 3171 |