Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ
أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَسْرَجَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ .
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"The first person who put lamps in the mosque was Tamim Ad-Dari."
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 760).
Classical commentary
Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah
قَوْله ( أَوَّل مَنْ أَسْرَجَ ) فِي الزَّوَائِد هُوَ مَوْقُوف وَفِي إِسْنَاده خَالِد بْن إِيَاس اِتَّفَقُوا عَلَى ضَعْفه.…
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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 |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 760 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 760 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 760 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 760 |