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Sunan Ibn Majah 557

Chapter: Concerning wiping over the leather socks with no time limit

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 557

Narrator:Ubayy ibn Imāra

حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيَّانِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ قَطَنٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ عِمَارَةَ، - وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَدْ صَلَّى فِي بَيْتِهِ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا - أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَمْسَحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ ‏

"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَوْمًا قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيَوْمَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَثَلاَثًا حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعًا قَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ وَمَا بَدَا لَكَ ‏"

It was narrated from Ubayy bin 'Imarah, in whose house the Messenger of Allah performed prayer facing both prayer direction, that :

He said to the Messenger of Allah: "Can I wipe over my leather socks?" He said: "Yes." He said: "For one day?" He said: "For two days?" He said: "For three?" And so on, until the number reached seven. He (the Prophet) said: "For as long as you see fit."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 557).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( اِبْن رَزِين ) بِتَقْدِيمِ الرَّاء الْمَفْتُوحَة عَلَى الْمُعْجَمَة الْمَكْسُورَة اِبْن قَطَن بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ وَعُبَادَةُ بِضَمِّ الْعَيْن مُخَفَّف اِبْن نُسَّيّ بِضَمِّ النُّون وَتَشْدِيد الْمُهْمَلَة الْمَفْتُوحَة وَتَشْدِيد الْيَاء عَنْ أُبَيّ بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة وَتَشْدِيد الْيَاء اِبْن عِمَارَة بِكَسْرِ عَيْنه أَشْهَر مِنْ ضَمّهَا فَلَيْسَ لَهُ فِي الْكُتُب السِّتَّة إِلَّا هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَفِي الْقَرِيب فِي إِسْنَاده اِضْطِرَاب قَوْله ( وَمَا بَدَا لَك ) بِلَا هَمْز أَيْ ظَهَرَ قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ هُوَ حَدِيث ضَعِيف بِاتِّفَاقِ أَهْل الْحَدِيث وَقِيلَ تَأْوِيله أَنَّ لَهُ الْمَسْح دَائِمًا مَعَ مُرَاعَاة شَرْط التَّوْقِيت.…

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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. 557
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 557
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 557
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 557

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