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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4693

Chapter: Encouragement To Pay Off Well

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4693

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ خِيَارُكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:

"The best of you is the one who is best in repaying."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4693, 4618), Al-Bukhari (No. 2305) and Ahmad (No. 9782).

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

قَوْله ( خِيَاركُمْ ) أَيْ مِنْ خِيَاركُمْ.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4693
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4693
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4693

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1498)خِيَارُكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً
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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6073)خِيَارُكُمْ ، أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً
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  • حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم (10662)خِيَارُكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً
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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2392

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and demanded a camel (the Prophet (ﷺ) owed him). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told his companions to give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find except an older camel (than what he demands). (The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, "You have…

أَعْطُوهُ فَإِنَّ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ أَحْسَنَهُمْ قَضَاءً ‏"

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