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Sunan Ibn Majah 4205

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Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4205

Narrator:Shaddād ibn Aws

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوَّادُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَتَخَوَّفُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الإِشْرَاكُ بِاللَّهِ أَمَا إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَقُولُ يَعْبُدُونَ شَمْسًا وَلاَ قَمَرًا وَلاَ وَثَنًا وَلَكِنْ أَعْمَالاً لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ وَشَهْوَةً خَفِيَّةً ‏"

It was narrated from Shaddad bin Aws that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The thing that I fear most for my nation is associating others with Allah. I do not say that they will worship the sun or the moon or idols, but deeds done for the sake of anyone other than Allah, and hidden desires.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4205).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَلَكِنَّ أَعْمَالًا ) أَيْ يَعْمَلُونَ أَعْمَالًا ( وَشَهْوَة ) أَيْ وَيَشْتَهُونَ شَهْوَة قَالَ السُّيُوطِيُّ قَالَ عَبْد الْغَافِر الْفَاسِيّ فِي مَجْمَع الْغَرَائِب قِيلَ هُوَ شَهْوَة النِّسَاء قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَة هُوَ عِنْدِيّ لَيْسَ بِمَخْصُوصٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ فِي كُلّ الْمَعَاصِي عَصَاهَا وَيَصِير عَلَيْهَا وَقِيلَ هُوَ أَنْ يَرَى جَارِيَة حَسْنَاء وَذَكَرَ الْأَزْهَرِيّ وَجْهًا آخَر لَطِيفًا وَهُوَ أَنْ تُنْصَب الشَّهْوَة عَلَى أَنَّهُ مَفْعُول مَعَهُ كَأَنَّهُ قَالَ أَخْوَف مَا أَخَاف وَهُوَ أَنْ تُنْصَب الشَّهْوَة كَأَنَّهُ الْخَشْيَة وَمَعْنَى ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ يَرَى النَّاس أَنَّهُ تَارِك لِلْمَعَاصِي وَالشَّهْوَة وَيُخْفِي شَهْوَة لِمَا فِي قَلْبه فَإِذَا خَلَّى بِنَفْسِهِ ع…

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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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 4205
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 4205
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4205
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4205

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Good (hasan) Sunan Ibn Majah 4204

Shall I tell you what I fear more for you than the Antichrist? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Hidden polytheism; when a man gets up to pray and improves his prayer because he sees another man watching him

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