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Sunan Ibn Majah 3698

Chapter: Returning (the greeting of) peace to Ahludh-Dhimmah(Non Muslim living under the protectio

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3698

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهُ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالُوا السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَعَلَيْكُمْ ‏"

It was narrated from Aishah that some of the Jews came to the Prophet(ﷺ) and said:

"Assam o alaika (death be upon you), O Abul-Qasim!" He said: "Wa 'alayikum (and also upon you)."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3698).

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

قَوْله ( فَقَالُوا السَّام ) هُوَ الْمَوْت وَقِيلَ الْمَوْت الْعَاجِل وَجَاءَتْ الرِّوَايَة فِي الْجَوَاب بِالْوَاوِ وَحَذْفهَا وَالْحَذْف لِرَدِّ قَوْلهمْ عَلَيْهِمْ لِأَنَّ مُرَادهمْ الدُّعَاء عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَيَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَدَّ ذَلِكَ الدُّعَاء عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمَّا الْوَاو فَإِنَّمَا ذُكِرَتْ تَشْبِيهًا بِالْجَوَابِ وَالْمَقْصُود هُوَ الرَّدّ وَإِمَّا لِلْعَطْفِ وَالْمُرَاد الْإِخْبَار بِأَنَّ الْمَوْت مُشْتَرَك بَيْن الْكُلّ غَيْر مَخْصُوص بِأَحَدٍ فَهُوَ رَدّ بِوَجْهٍ آخَر وَهُوَ أَنَّهُمْ أَرَادُوا بِهَذَا الدُّعَاء إِلْحَاقُ ضَرَر مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ مُخْطِئُونَ فِي هَذَا الِاعْتِقَاد لِعُمُومِ الْمَوْت لِلْكُلِّ وَلَا ضَرَر بِمِثْلِهِ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَم قَالَ الْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3698
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3698
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 3698
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3698

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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25168)نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ ، فَقَالُوا : السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ , فَقَالَ : وَعَلَيْكُمْ

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