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Sunan Ibn Majah 3367

Chapter: Eating cheese and ghee

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3367

Narrator:Salmān

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى السُّدِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ السَّمْنِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْفِرَاءِ قَالَ ‏

"‏ الْحَلاَلُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عَفَا عَنْهُ ‏"

It was narrated that Salman Al-Farisi said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about ghee, cheese and wild donkeys. He said: ‘What is lawful is that which Allah has permitted, in His Book and what is unlawful is that which Allah has forbidden in His Book. What He remained silent about is what is pardoned.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3367) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 1726).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَالْفِرَا ) بِكَسْرِ الْفَاء جَمْع فَرَا بِمَعْنَى حِمَار الْوَحْش وَهَذَا هُوَ مُقْتَضَى جَمْعه فِي الْحَدِيث بِالْمَأْكُولَاتِ أَوْ جَمْع فَرْوَة مَا تُلْبَس مِنْ الْجُلُود وَإِلَيْهِ تُشِير تَرْجَمَة التِّرْمِذِيِّ وَهَذِهِ الْأَشْيَاء مَا صَرَّحَ الْكِتَاب بِحِلِّهَا وَلَا حُرْمَتهَا وَهِيَ مُنْدَرِجَة فِي الْمَسْكُوت عَنْهَا ظَاهِرًا وَهَذَا هُوَ الظَّاهِر الْمُوَافِق لِلَفْظِ الْحَدِيث بَقِيَ فِي الْحَدِيث إِشْكَالٌ وَهُوَ أَنَّ الْحَدِيث بِظَاهِرِهِ يَقْتَضِي أَنْ لَا يَثْبُت شَيْء مِنْ الْحَلَال وَالْحَرَام بِالسُّنَّةِ وَهُوَ خِلَاف الْوَاقِع وَخِلَاف مَا يُعْطِيه حَدِيث أَلَا إِنِّي أُوتِيَتْ الْقُرْآن وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ الْحَدِيث وَقَدْ ذَمّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّ…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3367
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3367
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3367

Other versions

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1726

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about fat, cheese, and furs, so he said: 'The lawful is what Allah made lawful in His Book, the unlawful is what Allah made unlawful in his Book, and what He was silent about; then it is among that for which He has pardoned.'" [Abu 'Eisa said:] There is…

"‏ الْحَلاَلُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عَفَا عَنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Salmān

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4228

Salman told that when God’s messenger was questioned about clarified butter, cheese and wild asses he replied, “What is lawful is what God has declared lawful in His Book, what is unlawful is what God has declared unlawful in His Book, and what He has said nothing about belongs to the things He…

وَعَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ السَّمْنِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْفِرَاءِ فَقَالَ: «الْحَلَالُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي…

Narrated by Salmān

Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (18152)الْحَلالُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ عَفْوٌ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (7167)الْحَلالُ : مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَالْحَرَامُ : مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عُفِيَ عَنْهُ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (5995)عَنِ الْفِرَاءِ وَالسَّمْنِ وَالْجُبْنِ ، فَقَالَ : الْحَلالُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عَفَا عَنْهُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1276)“ الْحَلالُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، والْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، ومَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهُ “
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (2064)الْحَلالُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عُفِيَ عَنْهُ

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Ibn ‘Abbas said that the people of pre-Islamic times used to eat some things and leave others alone, considering them unclean. Then God sent His Prophet and sent down His Book, marking some things lawful and others unlawful; so what He made lawful is lawful, what He made unlawful is unlawful, and…

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَأْكُلُونَ أَشْيَاءَ وَيَتْرُكُونَ أَشْيَاءَ تَقَذُّرًا فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ وَأَنْزَلَ كِتَابَهُ وَأَحَلَّ حَلَالَهُ وَحَرَّمَ…

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