Sunan Ibn Majah The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 488

Chapter: Concession concerning that

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 488

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

أَكَلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَيْهِ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَصَلَّى ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah ate a shoulder, then he wiped his hands on a Mish that was underneath him, then he got up for prayer, and performed the prayer.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 488) and Abu Dawud (No. 189).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( بِمِسْحِ ) بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَسُكُون السِّين وَبِالْحَاءِ الْمُهْمَلَتَيْنِ ثَوْب مِنْ الشَّعْر غَلِيظ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاة أَيْ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأ قَدْ اِتَّفَقُوا عَلَى أَنَّ هَذَا نَاسِخ لِمَا تَقَدَّمَ فَحَدِيث جَابِر آخِر الْأَمْرَيْنِ تَرْك الْوُضُوء مِمَّا مَسَّتْ النَّار قِيلَ وَالْحِكْمَة فِي الْأَمْر بِالْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا مَسَّتْ النَّار فِي أَوَّل الْإِسْلَام مَا كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِلَّة التَّنَظُّف فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّة فَلَمَّا تَقَرَّرَتْ النَّظَافَة وَشَاعَتْ فِي الْإِسْلَام نُسِخَ الْوُضُوء تَيْسِيرًا عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 488
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 488
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 488
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 488

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 189

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a shoulder (of goat's meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.

أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 324

Ibn ‘Abbas said that God's messenger ate a shoulder, and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَن ابْن عَبَّاس قَالَ: أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَده بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه وَأحمد

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Also reported by… (5)

المعجم الكبير للطبراني (11581)أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى
شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (5389)أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى 28886
صحيح ابن حبان (1184)أَكَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى
مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2324)أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى
مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (510)أَكَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى

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Not graded Sahih al-Bukhari 5455

We went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to Khaibar. and when we reached As-Sahba', which (Yahya says) is one day' journey from Khaibar, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for food, and he was offered nothing but Sawiq which we chewed and ate. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for water and rinsed his mouth, and we too…

قَالَ يَحْيَى سَمِعْتُ بُشَيْرًا، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى خَيْبَرَ، فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالصَّهْبَاءِ ـ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَهْىَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ عَلَى رَوْحَةٍ ـ دَعَا…

Narrated by Suwayd ibn an-Nu‘mān + 1 other version

Not graded Sahih Muslim 357

I testify that I used to roast the liver of the goat for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be tipcn him) and then he offered praver but did not perform ablution.

أَشْوِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَطْنَ الشَّاةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rāfi + 1 other version

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 356a

Ibn 'Abbas reported it on the authority of Maimuana, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took (a piece of goat's) shoulder at her place, and then offered prayer but did not perform ablution.

أَكَلَ عِنْدَهَا كَتِفًا ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Maymūna bint al-Hārith + 1 other version

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4233

We were brought a platter with a large amount of tharid and slices of boneless meat and I plunged in my hand in all directions, but God’s messenger ate what was in front of him. He seized my right hand with his left and said, “Eat from one place, Ikrash, for it is all one kind of food.” Afterwards…

وَعَنْ عِكْرَاشِ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ قَالَ: أُتِينَا بِجَفْنَةٍ كَثِيرَة من الثَّرِيدِ وَالْوَذْرِ فَخَبَطْتُ بِيَدِي فِي نَوَاحِيهَا وَأَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ فَقَبَضَ…

Narrated by Ikrāsh ibn Dhu’ayb + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 208

My father said, "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taking a piece of (cooked) mutton from the shoulder region and then he was called for prayer. He put his knife down and prayed without repeating ablution."

يَحْتَزُّ مِنْ كَتِفِ شَاةٍ، فَدُعِيَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَأَلْقَى السِّكِّينَ فَصَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ‏.‏

Narrated by Amr ibn Umayya ad-Damrī + 12 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1829

That she brought a side of roasted meat to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so he ate it from it and stood for Salat, and did not perform Wudu' He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith, Al-Mughirah, and Abu Rafi' [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib from…

، قَرَّبَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَنْبًا مَشْوِيًّا فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَمَا تَوَضَّأَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 16 other versions

Sunan Ibn Majah 488

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a shoulder (of goat's meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.

Ibn ‘Abbas said that God's messenger ate a shoulder, and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

On the same subject

I testify that I used to roast the liver of the goat for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be tipcn him) and then he offered praver but did not perform ablution.

Ibn 'Abbas reported it on the authority of Maimuana, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took (a piece of goat's) shoulder at her place, and then offered prayer but did not perform ablution.

My father said, "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taking a piece of (cooked) mutton from the shoulder region and then he was called for prayer. He put his knife down and prayed without repeating ablution."

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