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Sunan Ibn Majah 3276

Chapter: The prohibition of eating from the top of the tharid

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3276

Narrator:Ibn al-Asqa

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عُمَرُ بْنُ الدَّرَفْسِ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي قَسِيمَةَ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ اللَّيْثِيِّ، قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِرَأْسِ الثَّرِيدِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَوَالَيْهَا وَاعْفُوا رَأْسَهَا فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ تَأْتِيهَا مِنْ فَوْقِهَا ‏"

It was narrated that Wathilah bin Asqa’ Al-Laithi said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of the top of the Tharid and said: ‘Eat in the Name of Allah from its sides and leave the top, for the blessing comes from its top.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3276).

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

قَوْله ( وَاعْفُوا ) أَيْ اُتْرُكُوا وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي قَسِيمَةَ لَمْ أَرَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ الْأَئِمَّة فِيهِ كَلَامًا وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الدِّرَفْسِ قِيلَ صَالِح الْحَدِيث وَبَاقِي الرِّجَال ثِقَات والدرفس بِكَسْرِ الدَّال وَفَتْح الرَّاء.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3276
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3276
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3276

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  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (47543)كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَوَالَيْهَا ، وَاعْفُوا رَأْسَهَا ، فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ تَأْتِيهَا مِنْ فَوْقِهَا

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1050

The Prophet (ﷺ) was brought a dish containing Tharid and said, "Eat from its side and not from the middle, for the blessing descends in the middle of it." [Reported by al-Arba'a. This is the wording of an-Nasa'i. Its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أُتِيَ بِقَصْعَةٍ مِنْ ثَرِيدٍ، فَقَالَ : "كُلُوا مِنْ جَوَانِبِهَا, وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِنْ وَسَطِهَا, فَإِنَّ اَلْبَرَكَةَ تَنْزِلُ فِي وَسَطِهَا }…

+ 5 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4254

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s messenger as saying, "When the cloth is set down a man must not get up till it is removed, nor must he withdraw his hand even if he has had enough till the people have finished, but if he does he should make his excuse, for that embarrasses his companion and he does not…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا وُضِعَتِ الْمَائِدَةُ فَلَا يَقُومُ رَجُلٌ حَتَّى تُرْفَعَ الْمَائِدَةُ وَلَا يَرْفَعْ يَدَهُ وَإِنْ شَبِعَ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3772

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you eats, he must not eat from the top of the dish, but should eat from the bottom; for the blessing descends from the top of it.

إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَعْلَى الصَّحْفَةِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ تَنْزِلُ مِنْ أَعْلاَهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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