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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allah

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1355

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Road: When There Is A Disagreement About It, How Should It Be Made?

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1355

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الضُّبَعِيِّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ اجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ ‏"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Make the road seven forearm lengths.”

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1355) and Ibn Majah (No. 2338).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكَ ) بِفَتْحِ النُّونِ وَكَسْرِ الْهَاءِ وَآخِرُهُ كَافٌ وَبَشِيرُ بِفَتْحِ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ ثِقَةٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ قَوْلُهُ : ( اِجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ ) قَالَ الْحَافِظُ : الَّذِي يَظْهَرُ أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ بِالذِّرَاعِ ذِرَاعُ الْآدَمِيِّ فَيُعْتَبَرُ ذَلِكَ بِالْمُعْتَدِلِ , وَقِيلَ الْمُرَادُ بِالذِّرَاعِ ذِرَاعُ الْبُنْيَانِ الْمُتَعَارَفِ. قَالَ الطَّبَرِيُّ : مَعْنَاهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ قَدْرَ الطَّرِيقِ الْمُشْتَرَكَةِ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ ثُمَّ يَبْقَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ الشُّرَكَاءِ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَدْرَ مَا يَنْتَفِعُ بِهِ وَلَا يَضُرُّ غَيْرَهُ. وَالْحِكْمَةُ فِي جَعْلِهَا سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ لِتَسْلُكَهَا الْأَحْمَالُ وَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1355
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1355
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1355

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Also reported by… (3)
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (1149)اجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (22430)اجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ
  • معجم ابن الأعرابي (520)اجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3640

Two men brought their dispute about the precincts of a palm-tree to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). According to a version of this tradition, he ordered to measure and it was measured. It was found seven yards. According to another version, it was found five yards. He made a decision according to that…

فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَذُرِعَتْ فَوُجِدَتْ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِ الآخَرِ - فَوُجِدَتْ خَمْسَةَ أَذْرُعٍ فَقَضَى بِذَاكَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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