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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 464

Chapter: Sprinkling water after ablution

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 464

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ

تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَنَضَحَ فَرْجَهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and sprinkled his private part."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 464).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ جَابِر ) فِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَادِهِ قَيْسُ بْن عَاصِم وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 464
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 464
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 464

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 367

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying that Gabriel came to him and said, “When you perform ablution, Muhammad, sprinkle yourself.” Tirmidhi transmitted it and said, “This is a gharib tradition, and I heard Muhammad (i.e. Bukhari) say that the traditions of al-Hasan b. ‘Ali al-Hashimi the…

" جَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَانْتَضِحْ "

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Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 366

Zaid b. Haritha reported on the Prophet’s authority that when he first received inspiration Gabriel came to him and taught him the ablution and the prayer. When he finished the ablution he took a handful of water and sprinkled his private parts with it. Ahmad and Daraqutni transmitted it.

وَعَن زيد بن حَارِثَة عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَتَاهُ فِي أَوَّلِ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ فَعَلَّمَهُ الْوُضُوءَ وَالصَّلَاةَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ أَخَذَ غُرْفَةً مِنَ…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Hāritha + 1 other version

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