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Sunan Ibn Majah 4302

Chapter: The Cistern

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4302

Narrator:Hudhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، سَعْدِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ حَوْضِي لأَبْعَدُ مِنْ أَيْلَةَ إِلَى عَدَنَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لآنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ النُّجُومِ وَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَذُودُ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالَ كَمَا يَذُودُ الرَّجُلُ الإِبِلَ الْغَرِيبَةَ عَنْ حَوْضِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَعْرِفُنَا قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ تَرِدُونَ عَلَىَّ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ أَثَرِ الْوُضُوءِ لَيْسَتْ لأَحَدٍ غَيْرِكُمْ ‏"

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

“My Cistern is wider than the distance between Ailah and ‘Aden. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, its vessels are more numerous than the number of stars, and it is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will drive men away from it as a man drives strange camels away from his cistern.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, will you recognize us?” He said: “Yes, you will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet, because of the traces of ablution, and this is not for anyone but you.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4302) and Muslim (No. 248).

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

قَوْله ( مِنْ أَيْلَة إِلَى عَدَن ) أَيْلَة مَدِينَة مِنْ بِلَاد الشَّام عَلَى سَاحِل الْبَحْر وَعَدَن مَعْرُوف وَقَوْله إِنِّي لِأَذُودَ عَنْهُ الرِّجَال أَيْ مِنْ الْأُمَم الْآخَرِينَ أَيْ أَطْرُدهُمْ حَتَّى لَا يُزَاحِمُوا أُمَّتِي أَوْ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَحِقُّونَ ذَلِكَ وَهَذَا يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنْ يُمَيِّزُوا مِنْ غَيْرهمْ فَلِذَلِكَ قَالُوا أَتَعْرِفُنَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4302
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4302
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 4302
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4302

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 248

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: My Cistern is bigger than the space between Aila and Aden. By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I will drive away persons (from it) just as a person drives away unknown camels from his cistern. They (the companions) said: Messenger of Allah, would you recognise us? He…

حَوْضِي لأَبْعَدُ مِنْ أَيْلَةَ مِنْ عَدَنٍ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَذُودُ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالَ كَمَا يَذُودُ الرَّجُلُ الإِبِلَ الْغَرِيبَةَ عَنْ حَوْضِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَتَعْرِفُنَا…

Narrated by Hudhayfah

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  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (16129)حَوْضِي لأَبَعْدُ مَنْ أَيَلَةَ وعَدَنٍ ، وقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : مِنْ عَدَنٍ ، والَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لآنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ النُّجُومِ ، ولَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ ، وأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ ، والَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، إِنِّي لأَذُودُ عَنْهُ الرَّجُلَ وقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَ
  • سير أعلام النبلاء الذهبي (494)حَوْضِيَ لأَبْعَدُ مِنْ أَيْلَةَ وَعَدَنٍ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لآنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ النُّجُومِ وَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ ، وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَذُودُ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالَ كَمَا يَذُودُ الرَّجُلُ الْغَرِيبَةَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ عَنْ ح
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