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Sunan Ibn Majah 3756

Chapter: Poetry

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3756

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا ‏"

It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet(ﷺ) said:

"In some poetry there is wisdom."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3756), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2845) and Ahmad (No. 2298).

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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 AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3756
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3756
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3756
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3756

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Also reported by… (6)
  • المجالسة وجواهر العلم للدينوري (2401)إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا
  • المسند للشاشي (732)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا ، وَمِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (553)إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25422)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25423)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25424)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا

On the same subject

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 872

Ibn 'Abbas said that a man - or a bedouin - came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and spoke some eloquent words. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is some magic eloquence and some wisdom in poetry."

حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَوْ أَعْرَابِيًّا، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلاَمٍ بَيِّنٍ، فَقَالَ…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3755

"In some poetry there is wisdom."

"‏ إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ لَحِكْمَةً ‏"

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 5012

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: In eloquence there is magic, in knowledge ignorance, in poetry wisdom, and in speech heaviness. Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan said: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) spoke the truth. His statement "In eloquence there is magic" means: (For example), there is a right due from a…

إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ جَهْلاً وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ عِيَالاً ‏"

Narrated by Buraydah

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