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Sunan Ibn Majah 3981

Chapter: Isolating oneself

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3981

Narrator:Hudhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْخَزَّازُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ قُرْطٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ تَكُونُ فِتَنٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِهَا دُعَاةٌ إِلَى النَّارِ فَأَنْ تَمُوتَ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلِ شَجَرَةٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْبَعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ ‏"

It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“There will be tribulations at the gates of which will be callers (calling people) to Hell. Dying when you are biting onto the stump of a tree will be better for you than following anyone of them.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3981).

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

قَوْله ( جِذْل شَجَرَة ) بِكَسْرِ جِيم وَفَتْحهَا وَسُكُون ذَال مُعْجَمَة أَيْ أَصْلهَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3981
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3981
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3981

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