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Sunan Ibn Majah 3250

Chapter: Cats

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3250

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

عَنْ أَكْلِ الْهِرَّةِ وَثَمَنِهَا‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eating cats and he forbade their price.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3250).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ أَكْل الْهِرَّة وَثَمَنهَا ) وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْحَدِيث فِي أَبْوَاب الْبَيْع وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 3250
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3250
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3250
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3250

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