Narrator:Abu Rayhāna
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحُصَيْنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي رَيْحَانَةَ، قَالَ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
نَهَى عَنِ الْوَشْرِ وَالْوَشْمِ .
It was narrated that Abu Raihanah said:
"We heard that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade filing (the teeth) and tattoos."
Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5112, 5111) and Ahmad (No. 16576).
Scholars’ grades
The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 5112 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 5112 |
| Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 5112 |
Other versions
Differing grades
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5111
نَهَى عَنِ الْوَشْرِ وَالْوَشْمِ .
Narrated by Abu Rayhāna
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 16576
Narrated by Abu Rayhāna Arabic only
Also reported by… (1)
- السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9044)نَهَى عَنِ الْوَشْرِ ، وَالْوَشْمِ
On the same subject
Weak
Sunan Abu Dawud 4049
عَنِ الْوَشْرِ وَالْوَشْمِ وَالنَّتْفِ وَعَنْ مُكَامَعَةِ الرَّجُلِ الرَّجُلَ بِغَيْرِ شِعَارٍ وَعَنْ مُكَامَعَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَرْأَةَ بِغَيْرِ شِعَارٍ وَأَنْ يَجْعَلَ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَسْفَلِ ثِيَابِهِ حَرِيرًا مِثْلَ…
+ 3 other versions
Weak
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5110
حَرَّمَ الْوَشْرَ وَالْوَشْمَ وَالنَّتْفَ .
Narrated by Abu Rayhāna
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 16578
Narrated by Abu Rayhāna Arabic only
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 16582
Narrated by Abu Rayhāna Arabic only
Not graded
Sunan ad-Darimi 2534
Narrated by Abu Rayhāna Arabic only