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Sunan Ibn Majah 3475

Chapter: Fever is from the heat of the Hell-Fire so cool it down with water

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3475

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ الْحُمَّى كِيرٌ مِنْ كِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَنَحُّوهَا عَنْكُمْ بِالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Fever is one of the bellows of Hell, so avert it from yourselves with cold water.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3475).

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

قَوْله ( الْحُمَّى كِير مِنْ كِير جَهَنَّم ) فِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَرِجَاله ثِقَات.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3475
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3475
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3475
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3475

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  • المرض والكفارات لابن أبي الدنيا (118)الْحُمَّى مِنْ كِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ ، فَنَحُّوهَا عَنْكُمْ بِالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When it is hot, delay the (Zuhr) prayer till it cools down, for the intensity of heat is from the exhalation of Hell." [Agreed upon].

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا اِشْتَدَّ اَلْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ, فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ اَلْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ } مُتَّفَقٌ…

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حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ أَبُو خَلْدَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، وَهُوَ مَعَ الْحَكَمِ أَمِيرٌ بِالْبَصْرَةِ عَلَى…

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الْحُمَّى مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ فَابْرُدُوهَا بِالْمَاءِ ‏"

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إِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ فَإِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلاَةِ ‏"

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