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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5264

Chapter: The Best of Perfume

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5264

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ خُلَيْدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، وَالْمُسْتَمِرِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم امْرَأَةً حَشَتْ خَاتَمَهَا بِالْمِسْكِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ وَهُوَ أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said:

"The Prophet [SAW] mentioned a woman who filled her ring with musk and said: 'That is the best of perfume.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5264) and Muslim (No. 2252a).

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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. 5264
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 5264
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5264

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2252a

There was a woman from Bani Isra'il who was short-statured and she walked in the company of two tall women with wooden sandals in her feet and a ring of gold made of plates with musk filled in them and then looked up, and musk is the best of scents; then she walked between two women and they (the…

امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَصِيرَةٌ تَمْشِي مَعَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ فَاتَّخَذَتْ رِجْلَيْنِ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَخَاتَمًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُغْلَقٍ مُطْبَقٍ ثُمَّ حَشَتْهُ مِسْكًا وَهُوَ أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ فَمَرَّتْ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9054)امْرَأَةً حَشَتْ خَاتَمَهَا بِالْمِسْكِ ، فَقَالَ : وَهُوَ أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ
  • حجة الوداع لابن حزم (218)بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ طَيَّبْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ حُرُمِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : بِأَطْيَبِ الطِّيبِ
  • شرح السنة (3070)ذَكَرَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ حَشَتْ خَاتَمًا مِسْكًا ، قَالَ : ذَاكَ أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2252b

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made a mention of a woman of Bana Isra'il who had filled her ring with musk and musk is the most fragrant of the scents.

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ خُلَيْدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، وَالْمُسْتَمِرِّ، قَالاَ سَمِعْنَا أَبَا نَضْرَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 10839

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا خُلَيْدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ ذُكِرَ الْمِسْكُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هُوَ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 2 other versions Arabic only

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