Sunan Ibn Majah 4125

Chapter: Keeping company with the poor

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4125

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيُّ أَبُو يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ

جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يُحِبُّ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَيَجْلِسُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ وَيُحَدِّثُونَهُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَكْنِيهِ أَبَا الْمَسَاكِينِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“Ja’far bin Abu Talib used to like the poor; he would sit with them and talk to them, and they would talk to him. And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave him the Kunyah of Abul-Masakin (Father of the Poor).”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4125) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 3766).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( أَبَا الْمَسَاكِين ) كَأَنَّهُ لِكَثْرَةِ حُبّه إِيَّاهُمْ كَالْأَبِ لَهُمْ.…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Very weakVery Daif	The hadith	No. 4125
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	Very weakVery Daif	The hadith	No. 4125
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 4125
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	Very weakVery Daif	The hadith	No. 4125

Other versions

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3766

"I used to ask a man from among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) concerning Ayat of the Qur'an which I would be more knowledgeable about than him, so that he might inform me something (more about them). So when I would ask Ja'far bin Abi Talib, he would not answer me until he would go with me to…

يَكْنِيهِ بِأَبِي الْمَسَاكِينِ ‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 6161

Abu Huraira told that Ja'far used to love the poor. He would sit with them and talk to them and they would talk to him. God's messenger used to address him by the kunya Abul Masakin (father of the poor). Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ جَعْفَرٌ يُحِبُّ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَيَجْلِسُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ وَيُحَدِّثُونَهُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُكَنِّيهِ بِأَبِي الْمَسَاكِين…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (2)

الزهد لأحمد بن حنبل (665)يُحِبُّ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَيَجْلِسُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ وَيُحَدِّثُونَهُ ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺيُكَنِّيهِ أَبَا الْمَسَاكِينِ
الكني والأسماء للدولابي (724)الآيَاتِ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِهَا مِنْهُ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ إِلا لِيُطْعِمَنِي شَيْئًا وَكُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ لَمْ يُجِبْنِي حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ بِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَيَقُولَ : يَا أَسْمَاءُ أَطْعِمِينَا , فَإِذَا أَطْعَمَتْنَا أَجَابَنِي قَالَ وَكَانَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ

Sunan Ibn Majah 4125

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Abu Huraira told that Ja'far used to love the poor. He would sit with them and talk to them and they would talk to him. God's messenger used to address him by the kunya Abul Masakin (father of the poor). Tirmidhi transmitted it.

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