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Sunan Ibn Majah 3635

Chapter: Wearing one’s hair down to the shoulders and wearing braids

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3635

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ شَعَرٌ دُونَ الْجُمَّةِ وَفَوْقَ الْوَفْرَةِ.‏

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had hair that came between his earlobes and his shoulders.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3635) and Ahmad (No. 23726).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( دُون الْجُمَّة ) بِضَمِّ الْجِيم وَتَشْدِيد الْمِيم وَهِيَ مَا نَزَلَ إِلَى الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ ( وَفَوْق الْوَفْرَة ) بِفَتْحِ الْوَاو وَإِسْكَان الْفَاء وَرَاء وَهِيَ مَا بَلَغَ شَحْمَة الْأُذُن.…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3635
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3635
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3635
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3635

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  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (2855)شَعْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ دُونَ الْجُمَّةِ وَفَوْقَ الْوَفْرَةِ

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