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Sunan Ibn Majah 3938

Chapter: The prohibition of plunder

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3938

Narrator:Tha‘laba ibn al-Hakam

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ أَصَبْنَا غَنَمًا لِلْعَدُوِّ فَانْتَهَبْنَاهَا فَنَصَبْنَا قُدُورَنَا فَمَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِالْقُدُورِ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُكْفِئَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ النُّهْبَةَ لاَ تَحِلُّ ‏"

It was narrated that Tha’labah bin Hakam said:

“We came across some of the enemy’s sheep and plundered them, and set up our cooking pots. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by the pots and ordered that they be overturned, then he said: ‘Plunder is not permissible.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3938).

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

قَوْله ( فَأُكْفِئَتْ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَيْ قُلِّبَتْ وَأُرِيق مَا فِيهَا مِنْ الْمَرَق وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح رِجَاله ثِقَات وَلَمْ يُخَرِّج لَهُ أَحَد مِنْ بَقِيَّة الْكُتُب الْخَمْسَة شَيْئًا وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3938
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3938
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3938
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3938

Other versions

Also reported by… (11)
  • الآحاد والمثاني لابن أبي عاصم (854)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1356)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1362)إِنَّ النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1365)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • تاريخ ابن أبي خيثمة (677)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (253)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • سنن سعيد بن منصور (2478)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (2857)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (1131)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (18230)مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : نُهْبَةٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ! قَالَ : أَكْفِئُوهَا ، فَإِنَّ النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ , فَكَفَئُوا مَا بَقِيَ فِيهَا
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (178)النُّهْبَةَ لا تَحِلُّ

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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