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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2019

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Curse And Insulting One's Honor

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2019

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لاَ يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَعَّانًا ‏"

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"The believer is not one who curses others."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2019).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ) الْأَسْلَمِيِّ ثُمَّ السَّهْمِيِّ مَوْلَاهُمْ الْمَدَنِيُّ , يُقَالُ لَهُ اِبْنُ صَافِنَةَ وَهِيَ أُمُّهُ. رَوَى عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَغَيْرِهِ وَعَنْهُ أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ صَدُوقٌ يُخْطِئُ مِنْ السَّابِعَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( لَا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَعَّانًا ) أَيْ كَثِيرَ اللَّعْنِ , وَهُوَ الطَّرْدُ , وَالْمُرَادُ بِهِ هُنَا الدُّعَاءُ بِالْبُعْدِ عَنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَإِنَّمَا أُتِيَ بِصِيغَةِ الْمُبَالَغَةِ لِأَنَّ الِاحْتِرَازَ عَنْ قَلِيلِهِ نَادِرُ الْوُقُوعِ فِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ اِبْنُ الْمَلَكِ : وَفِي صِيغَةِ الْمُبَالَغَةِ إِيذَانٌ بِأَنَّ هَذَا الذَّمَّ لَا يَكُونُ لِمَنْ يَصْدُرُ مِنْه…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2019
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 2019
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2019
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2019

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Also reported by… (4)
  • الصمت وآداب اللسان (382)لا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَعَّانًا
  • تبيين كذب المفتري فيما نسب إلى الأشعري (430)لا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَعَّانًا
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (5508)لا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَعَّانًا
  • مسند الروياني (1398)لا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَعَّانًا

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