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Sunan Ibn Majah 4329

Chapter: Description of Paradise

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4329

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ لَشِبْرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الأَرْضِ وَمَا عَلَيْهَا - الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“A hand span in Paradise is better than the earth and everything on it.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4329).

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

قَوْله ( لَشِبْر فِي الْجَنَّة خَيْر مِنْ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا ) يَكْفِي فِي ذَلِكَ أَنَّ ذَاكَ بَاقٍ وَهَذِهِ فَانِيَة فَأَيْ نِسْبَة بَيْنهمَا ثُمَّ ذَاكَ هُوَ الْخَيْر الْخَالِص وَأَمَّا هَذِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ شَرًّا خَالِصًا فَلَا شَكَّ فِي غَلَبَة الشَّرّ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده حَجَّاج بْن أَرْطَاة وَعَطِيَّة العَوْفِيّ وَهُمَا ضَعِيفَانِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4329
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4329
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4329

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2793

A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that upon which the sun rises and sets

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that upon which the sun rises and sets."

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"‏ إِنَّ مَوْضِعَ سَوْطٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَخَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَتَاعُ…

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 12142

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَابُ قَوْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الدُّنْيَا…

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