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Sunan Ibn MajahChapters on Hunting

Sunan Ibn Majah 3223

Chapter: What it is forbidden to kill

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3223

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ عَنْ قَتْلِ الصُّرَدِ وَالضِّفْدَعِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ وَالْهُدْهُدِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade killing shrikes*, frogs, ants and hoopoes.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3223).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ قَتْل الصُّرَد إِلَخْ ) ظَاهِر الْحَدِيث يُفِيد أَنَّ الْمَذْكُورَات مُحَرَّمَة لَا يَجُوز تَنَاوُلهَا وَإِلَّا لَجَازَ أَخْذهَا وَذَبْحهَا لِلْأَكْلِ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ 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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3223
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3223
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3223
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3223

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1324b

Ibn 'Abbas (RAA), The Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited killing four creatures; ants, bees, hoopoes and shirkes.' Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-عَنْ قَتْلِ أَرْبَعِ مِنْ اَلدَّوَابِّ: اَلنَّمْلَةُ, وَالنَّحْلَةُ, وَالْهُدْهُدُ, وَالصُّرَدُ } رَوَاهُ…

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