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Sunan Ibn Majah 3611

Chapter: Wearing the skins of dead animals when they have been tanned

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3611

Narrator:Salmān

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ كَانَ لِبَعْضِ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ شَاةٌ فَمَاتَتْ فَمَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا ضَرَّ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا ‏"

It was narrated that Salman said:

“One of the Mothers of the Believers had a sheep that died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by it and said: ‘It would not have harmed its owners if they had made use of its hide.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3611).

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

قَوْله ( مَا ضَرَّ أَهْل إِلَخْ ) فِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده لَيْثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…

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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. 3611
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3611
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3611
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3611

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  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (637)مَا ضَرَّ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا ، فَدَبَغَتْهُ سَوْدَةُ وَانْتَبَذَتْ فِيهِ
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (956)مَا ضَرَّ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا ؟
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (6375)أَتَى عَلَى جَذَعَةٍ مَيْتَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَا ضَرَّ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ ، لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِمَسْكِهَا
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (14019)مَا ضَرَّ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا
  • تهذيب الآثار للطبري (2929)مَا كَانَ عَلَى أَهْلِ هَذِهِ لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا ! ، فَأَخَذُوهَا فَدَبَغُوهَا ، ثُمَّ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا حَتَّى صَارَ شَنًّا
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (2226)مَا عَلَى أَهْلِ هَذِهِ لَوِ انْتَفَعُوا بِإِهَابِهَا ؟

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