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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 974

Chapter: Two are a congregation

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 974

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُرَحْبِيلُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ، فَجِئْتُ فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ، فَأَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ‏.‏

Shurahbil said:

“I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left, but he made me stand on his right.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 974).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( سَمِعْت جَابِر ) وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده شُرَحْبِيل ضَعِيف ضَعَّفَهُ غَيْر وَاحِد بَلْ اِتَّهَمَهُ بَعْضهمْ بِالْكَذِبِ لَكِنْ ذَكَرَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي الثِّقَات وَأَخْرَجَ هُوَ وَابْن خُزَيْمَةَ فِي صَحِيحَيْهِمَا هَذَا الْحَدِيث مِنْ طَرِيق شُرَحْبِيل.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 974
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 974
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 974
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 974

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 209

[The Prophet (ﷺ) said:] None of you should offer Salat (prayer) in a single garment with no part of it on his shoulders. [Agreed upon].

وَلَهُمَا مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { لَا يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فِي اَلثَّوْبِ اَلْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ } 1‏ ‏1 ‏- "صحيح .‏ رواه البخاري" (359)‏ ، ومسلم (516)‏.‏

+ 4 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 516

None of you should offer prayer in a single garment that does not cover the shoulders

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should offer prayer in a single garment that does not cover the shoulders."

لاَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions Explained

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