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Sunan Ibn Majah 3589

Chapter: The disdain of wearing silk

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3589

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

عَنِ الدِّيبَاجِ وَالْحَرِيرِ وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Bara’ bin ‘Azib said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade brocade, silk, and embroidered brocade.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3589).

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ الدِّيبَاج ) هُوَ وَالْإِسْتَبْرَق مِنْ ثِيَاب الْحَرِير فَذِكْرهَا مَعَهُ مِنْ ذِكْر الْأَخَصّ مَعَ الْأَعَمّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3589
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3589
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3589
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3589

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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (24048)نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الدِّيبَاجِ ، وَالْحَرِيرِ ، وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ

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