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Sunan Ibn Majah 3193

Chapter: The flesh of domesticated donkeys

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3193

Narrator:Al-Miqdām

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ الْكِنْدِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ حَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الْحُمُرَ الإِنْسِيَّةَ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Miqdam bin Ma’dikarib Al-Kindi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade several things, until he mentioned (the meat of) domesticated donkeys.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3193).

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

قَوْله ( ذَكَرَ الْحُمُر الْإِنْسِيَّة ) الْمَشْهُور كَسْر الْهَمْزَة وَسُكُون النُّون نِسْبَة إِلَى الْإِنْس الْمُقَابِل لِلْجِنِّ وَالْمُرَاد الْأَهْلِيَّة وَجُوِّزَ ضَمّ الْهَمْزَة وَسُكُون النُّون نِسْبَة إِلَى الْإِنْس وَهُوَ أَيْضًا خِلَاف التَّوَحُّش وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح الْحَسَنُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ ذَكَرَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ فِي الثِّقَات وَلَمْ أَرَ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ وَبَاقِي رِجَال الْإِسْنَاد عَلَى شَرْط مُسْلِمٍ.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3193
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3193
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3193
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3193

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Also reported by… (2)
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (17071)حَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الْحُمُرَ الأَهْلِيَّةَ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (23732)حَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الْحُمُرَ الإِنْسِيَّةَ

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