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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations

Sunan Ibn Majah 795

Chapter: Severe warning Against Missing Prayer In Congregation

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 795

Narrator:Usāmah ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْهُذَلِيُّ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الزِّبْرِقَانِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الضَّمْرِيِّ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ تَرْكِ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَوْ لأُحَرِّقَنَّ بُيُوتَهُمْ ‏"

It was narrated that Usamah bin Zaid said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Let men desist from failing to attend the congregation, otherwise I will burn their houses down.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 795).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( أَوْ لَأُحَرِّقَنَّ ) مِنْ التَّحْرِيق وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فَفِي إِسْنَاده الْوَلِيد بْن مُسْلِم الدِّمَشْقِيّ مُدَلِّس وَعُثْمَان لَا يُعْرَف حَاله وَالْمَعْنَى ثَابِت فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَغَيْرهمَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 795
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 795
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 795

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