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Sunan Ibn Majah 3185

Chapter: Prohibition of tying up animals (and killing them) and mutilation

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3185

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

أَنْ يُمَثَّلَ بِالْبَهَائِمِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade mutilating animals.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3185).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( أَنْ يُمَثَّل ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول مُخَفَّف أَوْ مُشَدَّد وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده مُوسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف.…

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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 weak chainVery Daif Isnaad The chain only No. 3185
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3185
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3185
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weak chainVery Daif Isnaad The chain only No. 3185

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