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Sunan Ibn Majah 3221

Chapter: Hunting fish and locusts

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3221

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَمَّالُ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُلاَثَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ إِذَا دَعَا عَلَى الْجَرَادِ قَالَ ‏

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَهْلِكْ كِبَارَهُ وَاقْتُلْ صِغَارَهُ وَأَفْسِدْ بَيْضَهُ وَاقْطَعْ دَابِرَهُ وَخُذْ بِأَفْوَاهِهَا عَنْ مَعَايِشِنَا وَأَرْزَاقِنَا إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَدْعُو عَلَى جُنْدٍ مِنْ أَجْنَادِ اللَّهِ بِقَطْعِ دَابِرِهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ الْجَرَادَ نَثْرَةُ الْحُوتِ فِي الْبَحْرِ ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir and Anas bin Malik that whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicated against the locusts, he said:

“O Allah, destroy their large ones and kill their small ones, spoil their eggs and root them out. Take their mouths away from our livelihood and provision, for You are the One Who hears the prayers.” A man said: “O Messenger of Allah, are you praying against one of the troops of Allah, that they may be rooted out?” He said: “Locusts were sneezed out by the fish in the sea.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3221) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 1823).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَاقْطَعْ دَابِره ) الْمُرَاد بِهِ اِقْطَعْ جِنْسه حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُ أَحَد وَدَابِر الْقَوْم آخِر مَنْ يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ قَوْله ( نَثْرَة حُوت ) بِنُونٍ وَمُثَلَّثَة وَرَاء أَيْ عَطْسَته فَلَا يَضُرّ قَطْعه مِنْ الْبَرّ لِأَنَّهُ فِي الْأَصْل مِنْ جُنُود الْبَحْر وَهُوَ الْمُرَاد بِالدُّعَاءِ بِالْقَطْعِ مِنْ الْبَرّ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم قَالَ الدَّمِيرِيُّ هُوَ مِمَّا اِنْفَرَدَ بِهِ الْمُصَنِّف وَلَمْ يَذْكُرهُ صَاحِب الزَّوَائِد.…

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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 Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu The hadith No. 3221
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3221
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3221
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu The hadith No. 3221

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1823

From Jabir bin 'Abdullah and Anas bin Malik who said: "When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicated against locusts he would say: 'O Allah! Destroy the locusts, kill the large among him, and destroy the small, spoil his core, and cut off his rear. Take their mouths from our livelihood and our…

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَهْلِكِ الْجَرَادَ اقْتُلْ كِبَارَهُ وَأَهْلِكْ صِغَارَهُ وَأَفْسِدْ بَيْضَهُ وَاقْطَعْ دَابِرَهُ وَخُذْ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ عَنْ مَعَاشِنَا وَأَرْزَاقِنَا إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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