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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Etiquette of Judges

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5382

Chapter: Not Appointing One Who is Eager to be a Judge

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5382

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْسٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ أَتَانِي نَاسٌ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ فَقَالُوا اذْهَبْ مَعَنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِنَّ لَنَا حَاجَةً‏.‏ فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَعِنْ بِنَا فِي عَمَلِكَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَاعْتَذَرْتُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَأَخْبَرْتُ أَنِّي لاَ أَدْرِي مَا حَاجَتُهُمْ فَصَدَّقَنِي وَعَذَرَنِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّا لاَ نَسْتَعِينُ فِي عَمَلِنَا بِمَنْ سَأَلَنَا ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Musa said:

"Some people from among the Ash'aris came to me and said: 'Go with us to the Messenger of Allah [SAW], for we have something to ask him.' So I went with them, and they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, use us to do your work.'" Abu Musa said: "I apologized for what they said, and I told him that I did not know what they were going to ask. He believed me and excused me, and said: 'We do not appoint for our work anyone who asks for that.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5382).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( اِسْتَعِنْ بِنَا فِي عَمَلك ) أَيْ اِسْتَعْمِلْنَا فِي بَعْض الْوِلَايَات الْمُتَعَلِّقَة بِك ( بِمَنْ سَأَلْنَاهُ ) أَيْ بِاَلَّذِي طَلَب مِنَّا الْعَمَل لِأَنَّ الْعَمَل فِيهِ تَعَب فِي الدُّنْيَا وَخَوْف فِي الْآخِرَة وَلَا يَرْضَى بِهِ وَلَا يَطْلُبهُ عَادَة إِلَّا مَنْ اِتَّخَذَهُ سَبَبًا لِنَيْلِ الدُّنْيَا وَمِثْله لَا يَسْتَحِقّ لِذَلِكَ.…

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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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 5382
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 5382
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5382

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5731)إِنَّا لا نَسْتَعِينُ فِي عَمَلِنَا بِمَنْ سَأَلْنَا

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