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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on Virtues

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3644

Chapter: Regarding The Seal Of Prophethood

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3644

Narrator:Jābir ibn Samurah

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ

كَانَ خَاتَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - يَعْنِي الَّذِي بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ غُدَّةً حَمْرَاءَ مِثْلَ بَيْضَةِ الْحَمَامَةِ ‏

Narrated Jabir bin Samurah:

"The seal of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)" - meaning the one which was between his two shoulder blades - "was fleshy and red, resembling the egg of a pigeon."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3644).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ ) بْنُ سَيَّارٍ السُّحَيْمِيُّ بِمُهْمَلَتَيْنِ مُصَغَّرٌ أَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ الْيَمَامِيُّ ثُمَّ الْكُوفِيُّ ضَعِيفٌ مِنْ السَّابِعَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( غُدَّةً ) بِضَمِّ الْغَيْنِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ وَتَشْدِيدِ الدَّالِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ لَحْمٌ يَحْدُثُ بَيْنَ الْجِلْدِ وَاللَّحْمِ يَتَحَرَّكُ بِالتَّحْرِيكِ وَقِيلَ هِيَ كُلُّ عُقْدَةٍ تَكُونُ فِي الْجَسَدِ وَالْمُرَادُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ شَبِيهًا بِالْغُدَّةِ ( حَمْرَاءَ ) أَيْ مَائِلًا إِلَى الْحُمْرَةِ ( مِثْلَ بَيْضَةِ الْحَمَامَةِ ) أَيْ مُدَوَّرًا , وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ : وَرَأَيْت الْخَاتِمَ عِنْدَ كَتِفِهِ مِثْلَ بِيضِ الْحَمَامَةِ يُشْبِهُ جَسَدَهُ. قَالَ الْقَارِي : أَيْ يُشْبِهُ لَوْنُهُ لَوْنَ سَ…

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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. 3644
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3644
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3644
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3644

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