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Sunan Ibn Majah 4311

Chapter: Intercession

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4311

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ خُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ لأَنَّهَا أَعَمُّ وَأَكْفَى أَتُرَوْنَهَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لاَ وَلَكِنَّهَا لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ الْخَطَّائِينَ الْمُتَلَوِّثِينَ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“I was given the choice between being admitted to Paradise, and I chose intercession, because it is more general and more sufficient. Do you think it is for the pious? No, it is for the impure sinners.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4311).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( بَيْن الشَّفَاعَة ) أَيْ لِلْعُصَاةِ ( نِصْف أُمَّتِي ) أَيْ الْعُصَاة مِنْهُمْ ( أَعَمّ وَأَكْفَى ) أَيْ أَكْثَر عُمُومًا وَشُمُولًا وَأَكْثَر كِفَايَة ( أَتَرَوْنَهَا ) أَيْ تِلْكَ الشَّفَاعَة الَّتِي خُيِّرْت بَيْنهَا وَبَيْن دُخُول نِصْف الْأُمَّة الْجَنَّة لَيْسَتْ هِيَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ وَيُحْتَمَل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد أَتَرَوْنَ الشَّفَاعَة مَخْصُوصَة لِلْمُتَّقِينَ وَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ شَامِلَة لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَرِجَاله ثِقَات.…

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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. 4311
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4311
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 4311
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4311

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • إثارة الفوائد (226)خُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ ، فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ ؛ لأَنَّهَا أَعَمُّ وَأَكْفَى ، أَتَرَوْنُهَا لِلْمُؤُمْنِينَ الْمُتَّقِينَ ؟ لا , وَلَكِنَّهَا لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ الْمُتَلَوِّثِينَ الْخَطَّائِينَ
  • مشيخة ابن البخاري (632)خُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ ، فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ لِأَنَّهَا أَعَمُّ وَأَكْفَى , أَتُرَوْنَهَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؟ لَا وَلَكِنَّهَا لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ الْخَطَّائِينَ الْمُلَوَّثِينَ

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