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Sunan Ibn Majah 4009

Chapter: Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4009

Narrator:Jarīr ibn ‘Abdullah

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي هُمْ أَعَزُّ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمْنَعُ لاَ يُغَيِّرُونَ إِلاَّ عَمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابٍ ‏"

It was narrated from ‘Ubaidullah bin Jarir that his father said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no people among whom sins are committed when they are stronger and of a higher status (i.e. they have the power and ability to stop the sinners) and they do not change them, but Allah will send His punishment upon them all.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4009) and Ahmad (No. 18396, 18433, 18456).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( يُعْمَل فِيهِمْ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول ( هُمْ ) أَيْ ذَلِكَ الْقَوْم ( أَعَزّ مِنْهُمْ ) أَيْ مِنْ الْفَاعِلِينَ وَالظَّاهِر أَنَّ الْمَرْأَة إِذَا عَمِلَتْ الْمَعْصِيَة فَهُوَ مِنْ هَذَا الْقَبِيل لِأَنَّ الرِّجَال أَعَزّ مِنْ النِّسَاء.…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4009
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4009
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4009
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4009

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If any man is among a people in whose midst he does acts of disobedience, and, though they are able to make him change (his acts), they do not change, Allah will smite them with punishment before they die.

مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَكُونُ فِي قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْ يُغَيِّرُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلاَ يُغَيِّرُوا إِلاَّ أَصَابَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَمُوتُوا ‏"

Narrated by Jarīr ibn ‘Abdullah

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