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Sunan Ibn Majah 3935

Chapter: The prohibition of plunder

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3935

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ مَنِ انْتَهَبَ نُهْبَةً مَشْهُورَةً فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever plunders openly is not one of us.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3935).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مَنْ اِنْتَهَبَ نُهْبَة ) النَّهْب الْأَخْذ عَلَى وَجْه الْعَلَانِيَة وَالْقَهْر ( نُهْبَة ) بِفَتْحِ نُون مَصْدَر وَبِضَمِّهَا اِسْم لِلْمَالِ الْمَنْهُوب وَالْمُرَاد مِنْ تَوْصِيفهَا بِالشُّهْرَةِ كَوْنهَا ظَاهِرَة غَيْر خَفِيَّة وَهَذَا تَقْبِيح وَتَشْنِيع لَهَا ( فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا ) ظَاهِره أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُون مِنْ جُمْلَة الْمُؤْمِن وَلِذَلِكَ قِيلَ إِنَّهُ تَغْلِيظ وَقِيلَ هُوَ عَلَى حَذْف الْمُضَاف أَيْ لَيْسَ هُوَ عَلَى طَرِيقَتنَا وَلَا أَهْل سُنَّتنَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3935
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3935
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3935

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  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (1128)مَنِ انْتَهَبَ نُهْبَةً مَشْهُورَةً فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3540

‘Imran b. Husain said God's Messenger used to urge them to give sadaqa and forbid them to mutilate anyone. Aba Dawud transmitted it and Nasa’i transmitted it on the authority of Anas.

عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَحُثُّنَا عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ وَيَنْهَانَا عَنِ الْمُثْلَةِ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ عَن أنس

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2703

AbuLabid said: We were with AbdurRahman ibn Samurah ibn Kabul. The people got booty and plundered it. He stood and addressed (the people): I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibiting getting property from the booty before its distribution. Therefore, they returned what they had taken, He then…

يَنْهَى عَنِ النُّهْبَى ‏.‏ فَرَدُّوا مَا أَخَذُوا فَقَسَمَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ

Narrated by Abdur-Rahmān ibn Samurah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2705

Kulayb reported from a man of the Ansar. He said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. The people suffered from intense need and strain. They gained booty and then plundered it. While our pots were boiling the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came walking with his bow touching the…

إِنَّ النُّهْبَةَ لَيْسَتْ بِأَحَلَّ مِنَ الْمَيْتَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ إِنَّ الْمَيْتَةَ لَيْسَتْ بِأَحَلَّ مِنَ النُّهْبَةِ ‏"

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