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Sunan Ibn Majah 3593

Chapter: Concession with regard the emblem on a garment

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3593

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ

يَنْهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ، إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةِ ثُمَّ الثَّالِثَةِ ثُمَّ الرَّابِعَةِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَنْهَانَا عَنْهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from ‘Umar that he used to forbid silk and brocade, except for what was like this:

Then he gestured with his finger, then a second, and a third, and a fourth (i.e., the width of four fingers), and he said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid it.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3593, 2820).

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

قَوْله ( إِلَّا مَا كَانَ ) لَعَلَّهُ أَيْ قَدْر أَرْبَعَة أَصَابِع.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3593
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3593
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3593
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3593

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2820

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that to us.”

يَنْهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ، إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةِ ثُمَّ الثَّالِثَةِ ثُمَّ الرَّابِعَةِ وَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَانَا عَنْهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (24054)يَنْهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ إِلا مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا ، ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ ، ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةِ ، ثُمَّ الثَّالِثَةِ ، ثُمَّ الرَّابِعَةِ ، وَقَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَنْهَانَا عَنْهُ

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