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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hajj

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2802

Chapter: Riding A Badanah In A Reasonable Manner

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2802

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يُسْأَلُ عَنْ رُكُوبِ الْبَدَنَةِ، فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ ارْكَبْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ إِذَا أُلْجِئْتَ إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى تَجِدَ ظَهْرًا ‏"

Abu Az-Zuhair said:

"I heard Jabir bin Abdullah being asked about riding a Badanah. He said about riding a Badanah. He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Ride it in a reasonable manner if necessary, until you find another mount."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2802), Muslim (No. 1324a), Abu Dawud (No. 1761) and Ahmad (No. 13893, 13949, 13963).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( إِذَا أُلْجِئْت ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَيْ اُضْطُرِرْت وَهَلْ بَعْد أَنْ رَكِبَ اِضْطِرَارًا لَهُ الْمُدَاوَمَة عَلَى الركرب أَوْ لَا بُدّ مِنْ النُّزُول إِذَا رَأَى قُوَّة عَلَى الْمَشْي قَوْلَانِ وَقَدْ يُؤْخَذ مِنْ قَوْله حَتَّى يَجِد ظَهْرًا تَرْجِيح الْقَوْل الْأَوَّل وَقَدْ يُمْنَع ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ غَايَة لِمُدَاوَمَةِ الرُّكُوب عَلَيْهَا بَلْ هِيَ غَايَة لِجَوَازِ الرُّكُوب كُلَّمَا أُلْجِئَ إِلَيْهِ أَيْ لَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَب كُلَّمَا أُلْجِئَ إِلَى أَنْ يَجِد ظَهْرًا فَلِيُتَأَمَّل.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2802
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 2802
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2802

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2634

Abuz Zubair said he heard Jabir b. ‘Abdallah being asked about riding sacrificial animals, to which he replied that he had heard the Prophet say, “Ride on them gently when you have nothing else, till you find a mount.” Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عبدِ اللَّه سُئِلَ عَنْ رُكُوبِ الْهَدْيِ فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «ارْكَبْهَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ إِذَا أُلْجِئْتَ…

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