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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5311

Chapter: Concession for Wearing Silk

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5311

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

أَخْبَرَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

رَخَّصَ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالزُّبَيْرِ فِي قُمُصِ حَرِيرٍ كَانَتْ بِهِمَا يَعْنِي لِحِكَّةٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Anas that:

The Prophet [SAW] granted a concession to 'Abdur-Rahman and Az-Zubair to wear silken shirts because of scabies that they were suffering from.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5311).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( كَانَتْ بِهِمَا يَعْنِي لِحَكَّةٍ ) لَعَلَّ الْمُرَاد يَعْنِي ضَمِير كَانَتْ لِحَكَّةٍ وَلَمْ يُرِدْ رَخَّصَ لِحَكَّةٍ وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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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. 5311
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 5311
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5311

On the same subject

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 809

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) permitted Zubair and `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf (May Allah be pleased with them) to wear silk because they were suffering from an itch. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

عن أنس رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رخص رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم، للزبير وعبد الرحمن بن عوف رضى الله عنهما في لبس الحرير لحكة بهما‏.‏((متفق عليه))

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1722

That 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Awf and Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam complained of lice to the Prophet (ﷺ) during a battle that they participated in. So he permitted them to wear silk shirts. He (Anas) said: "I saw them wearing them." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih

، شَكَيَا الْقَمْلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزَاةٍ لَهُمَا فَرَخَّصَ لَهُمَا فِي قُمُصِ الْحَرِيرِ قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ عَلَيْهِمَا

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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