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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Purification

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an in every state, except when he was in a state of Janābah (major ritual impurity)

Chapter: What Has Been Related About A Man Reciting The Qur'an Under Any Circumstances As Long As He Is Not Junub

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 146

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا ‏

‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an in every state, except when he was in a state of Janābah (major ritual impurity).

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 146).

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Explanation

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach and recite the Qur’an to his Companions in all conditions, except when he was in a state of Janābah due to marital relations with his wives.

Lessons

  • It is impermissible for one in a state of Janābah to recite the Qur’an until he makes Ghusl (ritual bath).
  • Teaching by actions.

Explanation in Arabic

كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يعلم أصحابه القرآن ويُقرئهم إياه على كل أحواله ما لم يكن على جنابة من جماع أهله.

  • عدم جواز قراءة الجنب للقرآن حتى يغتسل.
  • التعليم بالفعل.

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ ) اِسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ أَحَدُ الْأَئِمَّةِ , رَوَى عَنْ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَأَبِي خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرِ وَغَيْرِهِمَا , وَعَنْهُ الْأَئِمَّةُ السِّتَّةُ , قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ ثِقَةٌ إِمَامُ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ قِيلَ مَاتَ سَنَةَ 257 سَبْعٍ وَخَمْسِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ ( وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدِ ) بْنِ عُقْبَةَ السُّكُونِيُّ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْكُوفِيُّ الْمُجَدَّرُ بِالْجِيمِ الْمَفْتُوحَةِ , رَوَى عَنْ هِشَامٍ وَالْأَعْمَشِ وَعَنْهُ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَغَيْرُهُمْ , وَثَّقَهُ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ مَاتَ سِتَّةَ 188 ثَمَانٍ وَثَمَانِينَ وَمِائَةٍ ( وَابْنُ أَ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 146
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 146
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 146
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 146

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 77

The book written by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) for ‘Amr bin Hazm also contained: “ None except a pure person should touch the Quran”. [Reported by Malik as a Mursal and by An-Nasa’i and Ibn Hibban as Mawsul. And it is graded as Ma’lul (defective)].

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ; { أَنَّ فِي اَلْكِتَابِ اَلَّذِي كَتَبَهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-لِعَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ: أَنْ لَا يَمَسَّ اَلْقُرْآنَ إِلَّا طَاهِرٌ } رَوَاهُ…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 116

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an except when he was in a state of sexual impurity. [Reported by Ahmad and Al-Arba’a. This is the version of At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair). And Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (sound)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يُقْرِئُنَا اَلْقُرْآنَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا } رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ, وَهَذَا لَفْظُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيِّ وَحَسَّنَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ…

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 229

Abdullah ibn Salamah said: I, accompanied by other two persons, one from us and the other from Banu Asad, called upon Ali. He sent them to a certain territory (on some mission) saying: You are sturdy and vigorous people; hence display your power for religion. He then stood and entered the toilet…

يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ فَيُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَنَا اللَّحْمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْجُبُهُ - أَوْ قَالَ يَحْجُزُهُ - عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ

Narrated by Ali + 4 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 594

"I entered upon 'Ali bin Abu Talib and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah used to go to the lavatory and relieve himself, then come out, and he would eat bread and meat with us and recite Qur'an, nothing stopped him' or perhaps he said: 'prevented him from doing so except sexual impurity.'"

ـ يَأْتِي الْخَلاَءَ فَيَقْضِي الْحَاجَةَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيَأْكُلُ مَعَنَا الْخُبْزَ وَاللَّحْمَ وَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَلاَ يَحْجُبُهُ - وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ وَلاَ يَحْجُزُهُ - عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَابَةُ…

Narrated by Ali

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