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Sunan Ibn Majah 3777

Chapter: A person who has arrows should carry them by their heads

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3777

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفَيْانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ سَمِعْتَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ بِسِهَامٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ أَمْسِكْ بِنِصَالِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

"A man passed through the masjid with some arrows, and the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: 'Hold them by their heads!' He said: 'Yes(ok).'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3777), Al-Bukhari (No. 7073) and Ad-Darimi (No. 631).

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

قَوْله ( أَمْسِكْ بِنِصَالِهَا ) حَدّ النَّصْل بِالْيَدِ وَالنِّصَال وَالنُّصُول جَمْع نَصْل وَنَصْل السَّهْم حَدِيدَة كَنَصْلِ السَّيْف وَالرُّمْح.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3777
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3777
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3777
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3777

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1951)أَمْسِكْ بِنِصَالِهَا ؟
  • مسند الحميدي (1196)لِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ مَرَّ بِأَسْهُمٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ : أَمْسِكْ بِنِصَالِهَا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (7879)مَرَّ رَجُلٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ بِسِهَامٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : أَمْسِكْ بِنِصَالِهَا

On the same subject

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 223

Whoever passes through any of our mosques or markets with arrows with him, he should hold them by their heads lest he injures any of the Muslims with them

Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever passes through any of our mosques or markets with arrows with him, he should hold them by their heads (blades) lest he injures any of the Muslims with them."

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “من مر في شيء من مساجدنا، أو أسواقنا، ومعه نبل فليمسك، أو ليقبض على نصالها بكفه أن يصيب أحدًا من المسلمين منها بشيء” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari + 5 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 452

(on the authority of his father) The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever passes through our mosques or markets with arrows should hold them by their heads lest he should injure a Muslim."

مَنْ مَرَّ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِنَا أَوْ أَسْوَاقِنَا بِنَبْلٍ، فَلْيَأْخُذْ عَلَى نِصَالِهَا، لاَ يَعْقِرْ بِكَفِّهِ مُسْلِمًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

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