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Sunan Ibn Majah 4120

Chapter: The virtue of poverty

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4120

Narrator:Sahl ibn Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَالُوا رَأْيَكَ فِي ‏.‏ هَذَا نَقُولُ هَذَا مِنْ أَشْرَافِ النَّاسِ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُخَطَّبَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ وَإِنْ قَالَ أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ ‏.‏ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ لَمْ يُنْكَحْ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ لاَ يُشَفَّعْ وَإِنْ قَالَ لاَ يُسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ لَهَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏"

It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi said:

“A man passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What do you say about this man?’ They said: ‘We agree with your opinion concerning him. We say: He is one of the noblest of people. If he proposes marriage, his proposal deserves to be accepted; and if he intercedes, his intercession deserves to be accepted; and if he speaks, he deserves to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) remained silent, and another man passed by. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What do you think about this man?’ We said: ‘By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, this is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage, he does not deserve to get married; and if he intercedes, his intercession does not deserve to be accepted; and if he speaks, he does not deserve to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘This one is better than an earthful of (men like) the other man.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4120) and Al-Bukhari (No. 5091, 6447).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( رَأْيك ) أَيْ نَقُول مَا يُوَافِق رَأْيك وَقَدْ صَدَقُوا فَإِنَّهُمْ مَا وَصَفُوهُ إِلَّا بِوَجَاهَةِ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ أَمْر الْآخِرَة عَلَى عَكْس أَمْر الدُّنْيَا ( أَنْ يُشَفَّع ) بِالتَّشْدِيدِ أَيْ يَقْبَل شَفَاعَته.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4120
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4120
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 4120
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4120

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6447

This one is better than an earthful of the other

Sahl ibn Sa‘d As-Sā‘idi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man passed by the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he said to a man who was sitting with him: "What do you say about this man?" He replied: "He is one of the noblest of people. By Allah, if he proposes…

هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏"

Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d Explained

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 253

A man passed by the Prophet (ﷺ), so he asked a man who was sitting near him, "What is your opinion about this man?" That man replied: "He is one of the noblest men. By Allah he is certainly a proper person for (a girl) being given in marriage if he seeks to marry, and his recommendation is fit to…

وعن أبي العباس سهل بن سعد الساعدي رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ مر رجل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال لرجل عنده جالس‏:‏ ‏"‏ما رأيك في هذا‏؟‏‏"‏ فقال‏:‏ رجل من أشراف الناس، هذا والله حري إن خطب أن ينكح، وإن شفع أن يشفع ‏.‏…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d

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  • مسند الروياني (1013)مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا ؟ ، قَالُوا : نَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِ النَّاسِ ، هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُخَطَّبَ ، وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ ، وَإِنْ قَالَ أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ ، قَالَ : وَسَكَتَ ، وَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : مَا تَقُول

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