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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 615

Chapter: What was narrated about being concealed when bathing

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 615

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ الْحِمَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ أَبُو يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِأَرْضِ فَلاَةٍ وَلاَ فَوْقَ سَطْحٍ لاَ يُوَارِيهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرَى فَإِنَّهُ يُرَى ‏"

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one of you should bathe in open land or on a roof where he is not concealed; even if he does not see anyone, he can still be seen.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 615).

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Classical commentary

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

بِأَرْضٍ فَلَاة بِفَتْحِ الْفَاء أَيْ مَفَازَة لَا يُوَارِيه أَيْ لَا يَسْتُرهُ ذَلِكَ السَّطْح فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرَى عَلَى بِنَاء الْفَاعِل وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف لِاتِّفَاقِهِمْ عَلَى ضَعْف الْحَسَن بْنِ عِمَارَة قِيلَ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى تَرْك حَدِيثه وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَة قِيلَ لَمْ يَسْمَع مِنْ أَبِيهِ عُبَيْد اللَّه بْنِ مَسْعُود.…

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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 Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 615
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 615
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 615
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 615
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