Sunan Ibn Majah 3721

Chapter: Plucking out white hairs

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3721

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنْ نَتْفِ الشَّيْبِ وَقَالَ ‏

"‏ هُوَ نُورُ الْمُؤْمِنِ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Sh'uaib from his father, that his grandfather said:

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade plucking out white hairs and said: 'It is the light of the believer.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3721) and Ahmad (No. 6642).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( هُوَ نُور الْمُؤْمِن ) أَيْ فَلَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُزِيلهُ بِخِلَافِ الْخِضَاب فَإِنَّهُ سَتْر لَهُ لَا إِزَالَة فَهُوَ جَائِز.…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 3721
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih Lighairihi	The hadith	No. 3721
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3721
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 3721

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6642

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ نَتْفِ الشَّيْبِ وَقَالَ هُوَ نُورُ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

On the same subject

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4202

Do not pluck out grey hair. If any believer grows a grey hair in Islam, he will have light on the Day of Resurrection. (This is Sufyan's version). Yahya's version says: Allah will record on his behalf a good deed for it, and will blot out a sin for it.

لاَ تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَشِيبُ شَيْبَةً فِي الإِسْلاَمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ‏"‏ إِلاَّ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى ‏"‏ إِلاَّ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5068

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade plucking gray hairs.

نَهَى عَنْ نَتْفِ الشَّيْبِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6668

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 35 other versions Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6385

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ فَإِنَّهُ نُورُ الْمُسْلِمِ مَا مِنْ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6630

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ نَتْفِ الشَّيْبِ

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6694

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Arabic only

Sunan Ibn Majah 3721

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Do not pluck out grey hair. If any believer grows a grey hair in Islam, he will have light on the Day of Resurrection. (This is Sufyan's version). Yahya's version says: Allah will record on his behalf a good deed for it, and will blot out a sin for it.

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade plucking gray hairs.

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