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Sunan Ibn Majah 3296

Chapter: One who goes to bed with smell emanating from his hand

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3296

Narrator:Fātima

حَدَّثَنَا جُبَارَةُ بْنُ الْمُغَلِّسِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ وَسِيمٍ الْجَمَّالُ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ أَلاَ لاَ يَلُومَنَّ امْرُؤٌ إِلاَّ نَفْسَهُ يَبِيتُ وَفِي يَدِهِ رِيحُ غَمَرٍ ‏"

It was narrated from Husain bin ‘Ali that his mother, Fatimah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘A man has no one to blame but himself, if he goes to bed with a smell emanating from his hand.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3296).

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3296
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3296
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3296
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 3296

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  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (2115)“ لا يَلُومَنَّ امْرِؤٌ إِلا نَفْسَهُ ، بَاتَ وفِي يَدِهِ رِيحُ غَمَرٍ “
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (6706)لا يَلُومَنَّ امْرُؤٌ إِلا نَفْسَهُ ، بَاتَ وَفِي يَدِهِ رِيحُ غَمْرٍ
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