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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2203

Chapter: What has been Related About Taking A Sword Of Wood(During Fitnah)

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2203

Narrator:Abu Muslim

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُدَيْسَةَ بِنْتِ أُهْبَانَ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ، قَالَتْ جَاءَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِلَى أَبِي فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الْخُرُوجِ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي إِنَّ خَلِيلِي وَابْنَ عَمِّكَ

عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ إِذَا اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ

'Udaisah bint Uhban bin Safi Al-Ghifari said:

"Ali bin Abi Talib came to my father to call him to go out(to fight) with him. My father said to him: 'Indeed my beloved, the son of your paternal uncle, made a covenant with me, that when the people differ, to take a sword of wood. So I have resigned it, if you wish I will take it out with you.' She said: 'So he left him."'

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2203).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ ) الْحِمْيَرِيِّ الْبَصْرِيِّ الْمُؤَذِّنِ ثِقَةٌ مِنْ السَّابِعَةِ ( عَنْ عُدَيْسَةَ ) بِضَمِّ الْعَيْنِ وَفَتْحِ الدَّالِ الْمُهْمَلَتَيْنِ مُصَغَّرًا ( بِنْتِ أُهْبَانَ ) بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَةِ وَسُكُونِ الْهَاءِ ( بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ ) بِفَتْحِ الصَّادِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ وَتَحْتَانِيَّةٍ سَاكِنَةٍ وَفَاءٍ ( الْغِفَارِيِّ ) بِمَكْسُورَةٍ وَخِفَّةِ فَاءٍ , قَالَ فِي التَّقْرِيبِ هِيَ مَقْبُولَةٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ ( إِلَى أَبِي ) أَيْ أُهْبَانَ وَهُوَ صَحَابِيٌّ يُكَنَّى أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ مَاتَ بِالْبَصْرَةِ ( فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الْخُرُوجِ مَعَهُ ) أَيْ لِلْقِتَالِ ( إِنَّ خَلِيلِي وَابْنَ عَمِّك ) يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( عَهِدَ إِ…

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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 AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2203
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2203
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2203
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2203

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  • أسد الغابة (1701)إذا اختلف الناس أن أتخذ سيفا من خشب ، فقد اتخذته ، فإن شئت خرجت بِهِ معك ؟ قالت : فتركه
  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (10712)أَمَرَنِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَقَدِ اتَّخَذْتُهُ ، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ خَرَجْتُ بِهِ مَعَكَ ، فَتَرَكَهُ

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