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Sunan Ibn Majah 3210

Chapter: Game caught by the dog of the Zoroastrians (and the all-black dog)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3210

Narrator:Abu Dharr

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

عَنِ الْكَلْبِ الأَسْوَدِ الْبَهِيمِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ شَيْطَانٌ ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said:

“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the all-black dog and he said: ‘(It is) a devil.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3210) and Ahmad (No. 20434).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَقَالَ شَيْطَان ) أَيْ وَلَا يَحِلّ صَيْد الْكَافِر مَا عَدَا الْكِتَابِيّ فَضْلًا عَنْ الشَّيْطَان فَكَيْف يَحِلّ صَيْد الْكَلْب الْأَسْوَد إِذَا كَانَ شَيْطَانًا وَبِهِ قَالَ الْإِمَام أَحْمَدُ وَالْجُمْهُور عَلَى جَوَازه وَأَنَّ الْكَلَام عَلَى التَّشْبِيه أَيْ إِنَّهُ فِي السَّيْر كَالشَّيْطَانِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3210
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3210
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3210
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3210

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  • مسند السراج (377)الْكَلْبِ الأَسْوَدِ الْبَهِيمِ ، فَقَالَ : شَيْطَانٌ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2846

The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) ordered to kill dogs, and we were even killing a dog which a woman brought with her from the desert. Afterwards he forbade to kill them, saying: Confine yourselves to the type which is black.

بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَقْدَمُ مِنَ الْبَادِيَةِ - يَعْنِي بِالْكَلْبِ - فَنَقْتُلُهُ ثُمَّ نَهَانَا عَنْ قَتْلِهَا وَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالأَسْوَدِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 14048

حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ حَتَّى إِنَّ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions Arabic only

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