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Muwatta Malik 1677

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Hadith qudsi Muwatta Malik 1677

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوَّلَ النَّاسِ ضَيَّفَ الضَّيْفَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ اخْتَتَنَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ قَصَّ الشَّارِبَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ رَأَى الشَّيْبَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَقَارٌ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَبِّ زِدْنِي وَقَارًا ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ يُؤْخَذُ مِنَ الشَّارِبِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ طَرَفُ الشَّفَةِ وَهُوَ الإِطَارُ وَلاَ يَجُزُّهُ فَيُمَثِّلُ بِنَفْسِهِ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyub said, "Ibrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the first to give hospitality to the guest and the first person to be circumcised and the first person to trim the moustache and the first person to see grey hair. He said, 'O Lord! What is this?' Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, said, 'It is dignity, Ibrahim.' He said, 'Lord, increase me in dignity!' "

Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, "One takes from the moustache until the edge of the lip appears, that is the rim. One does not cut if off completely so that one mutilates oneself."

Reported by Malik (No. 1677).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ رَضِي اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ إبْرَاهِيمُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ ضَيَّفَ الضَّيْفَ وَأَوَّلَ مَنْ اخْتَتَنَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ قَصَّ شَارِبَهُ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّ إبْرَاهِيمَ عليه السلام اخْتَتَنَ بِالْقَدُّومِ وَهُوَ مَوْضِعٌ وَيُخَفَّفُ فَيُقَالُ الْقَدُومُ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمَوَّازِ الْقَدُومُ بِالتَّخْفِيفِ وَهِيَ الْقَدُومُ الْمَعْرُوفَةُ وَقِيلَ إِنَّ اخْتِتَانَهُ مِنْ الْكَلِمَاتِ الَّتِي ابْتَلَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهَا وَقِيلَ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ , وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ وَأَحْكَمُ. ( فَصْلٌ ) وَقَوْلُهُ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ رَأَى الشَّيْبَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَا هَذَا يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يُرِيدَ - وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ - أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَبْلَهُ شَيْبٌ حَتَّى رَآهُ إبْرَاهِيمُ عليه السلام…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4488

Abraham, the friend of the Compassionate One, was the first man to entertain a guest, the first man to be circumcised, the first man to clip his moustache, and he first man to notice grey hairs, so he said, “What is this, my Lord?” The Lord who is blessed and exalted replied, “Dignity, Abraham.” He…

وَعَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ يَقُولُ: كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ أوَّلَ النَّاس ضيَّف الضَّيْف وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ اخْتَتَنَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ قَصَّ شَارِبَهُ…

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