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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 266

Chapter: The Junub Person Being Prevented From Reciting The Qur'an

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 266

Narrator:Ali

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ الصَّيْدَلاَنِيُّ الرَّقِّيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Ali said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite Qur'an in all circumstances except when he was Junub."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 266).

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 266
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 266
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 266

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  • الأحاديث المختارة (559)يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ إِلَّا الْجَنَابَةَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (257)يُقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ إِلا الْجَنَابَةَ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (339)يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ إِلا الْجَنَابَةَ
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (117)يُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ “
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (1608)يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ ، إِلا الْجَنَابَةِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 77

The book written by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) for ‘Amr bin Hazm also contained: “ None except a pure person should touch the Quran”. [Reported by Malik as a Mursal and by An-Nasa’i and Ibn Hibban as Mawsul. And it is graded as Ma’lul (defective)].

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ; { أَنَّ فِي اَلْكِتَابِ اَلَّذِي كَتَبَهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-لِعَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ: أَنْ لَا يَمَسَّ اَلْقُرْآنَ إِلَّا طَاهِرٌ } رَوَاهُ…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 116

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an except when he was in a state of sexual impurity. [Reported by Ahmad and Al-Arba’a. This is the version of At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair). And Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (sound)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يُقْرِئُنَا اَلْقُرْآنَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا } رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ, وَهَذَا لَفْظُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيِّ وَحَسَّنَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ…

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 229

Abdullah ibn Salamah said: I, accompanied by other two persons, one from us and the other from Banu Asad, called upon Ali. He sent them to a certain territory (on some mission) saying: You are sturdy and vigorous people; hence display your power for religion. He then stood and entered the toilet…

يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ فَيُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَنَا اللَّحْمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْجُبُهُ - أَوْ قَالَ يَحْجُزُهُ - عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ

Narrated by Ali + 4 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 594

"I entered upon 'Ali bin Abu Talib and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah used to go to the lavatory and relieve himself, then come out, and he would eat bread and meat with us and recite Qur'an, nothing stopped him' or perhaps he said: 'prevented him from doing so except sexual impurity.'"

ـ يَأْتِي الْخَلاَءَ فَيَقْضِي الْحَاجَةَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيَأْكُلُ مَعَنَا الْخُبْزَ وَاللَّحْمَ وَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَلاَ يَحْجُبُهُ - وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ وَلاَ يَحْجُزُهُ - عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَابَةُ…

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