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Sunan Ibn Majah 3239

Chapter: Mastigure

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3239

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَرَوِيُّ، إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْيَشْكُرِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ الضَّبَّ وَلَكِنْ قَذِرَهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَطَعَامُ عَامَّةِ الرِّعَاءِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيَنْفَعُ بِهِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي لأَكَلْتُهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) did not forbid (eating) mastigures, but he found that distasteful. It is the food of most shepherds, and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has benefited more than one person thereby. If I had some I would eat it.”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3239) and Ahmad (No. 189).

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

قَوْله ( قَذَّرَهُ ) أَيْ كَرِهَهُ طَبْعًا لَا دِينًا وَفِي الزَّوَائِد رِجَال إِسْنَاده ثِقَات إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مُنْقَطِع حَكَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ فِي الْجَامِع عَنْ الْبُخَارِيِّ أَنَّ قَتَادَةَ لَمْ يَسْمَع مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 3239
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3239
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 3239

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (3370)لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ الضَّبَّ ، وَلَكِنْ قَذِرَهُ ، وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَنْفَعُ بِهِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَطَعَامُ الرِّعَاءِ ، وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي لأَكَلْتُهُ
  • تهذيب الآثار للطبري (205)لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ الضَّبَّ وَلَكِنْ قَذِرَهُ ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَنْفَعُ بِهِ عَامَّةَ الرِّعَاءِ وَغَيْرَهُمْ ، وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي لأَكَلْتُ مِنْهُ

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