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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on Virtues

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3718

Chapter [Regarding Feelings Towards 'Ali]

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3718

Narrator:Buraydah

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْفَزَارِيُّ ابْنُ بِنْتِ السُّدِّيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ لَنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَالْمِقْدَادُ وَسَلْمَانُ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّهِمْ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ‏"

Narrated Buraidah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed Allah has ordered me to love four, and He informed me that He loves them." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! Name them for us." He said: "'Ali is among them," saying that three times, "And Abu Dharr, Al-Miqdad, and Salman. And He ordered me to love them, and He informed me that He loves them."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3718) and Ibn Majah (No. 149).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ) هُوَ اِبْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقَاضِي ( عَنْ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ ) الْإِيَادِيُّ ( عَنْ اِبْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ) هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ( عَنْ أَبِيهِ ) هُوَ بُرَيْدَةُ بْنُ الْحُصَيْبِ. قَوْلُهُ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ" أَيْ مِنْ الرِّجَالِ عَلَى الْخُصُوصِ " وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ" أَيْ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ( سَمِّهِمْ لَنَا ) أَيْ بَيِّنْ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ لَنَا حَتَّى نَحْنُ نُحِبُّهُمْ أَيْضًا تَبَعًا لِمَحَبَّةِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ( قَالَ ) أَيْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " عَلِيٌّ" أَيْ اِبْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ " مِنْهُمْ" أَيْ الْأَرْبَعَةِ ( يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثًا ) أَيْ لِلْإِشْعَارِ بِأَنَّهُ أَفْضَلُهُمْ أَوْ يُح…

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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. 3718
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3718
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3718
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3718

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 149

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has commanded me to love four people, and He told me that He also loves them.' He was asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: ''Ali is one of them,' and he said that three times, 'and Abu Dharr, Salman and Miqdad.'"

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا ‏"‏ وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَسَلْمَانُ…

Narrated by Buraydah

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 6258

Buraida reported God's messenger as saying, "God who is blessed and exalted has commanded me to love four people, and He has informed me that He loves them." He was asked to name them and said, "`Ali is one of them (saying that three times), also Abu Dharr, al-Miqdad and Salman. He has commanded me…

وَعَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَمرنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ» . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ…

Narrated by Buraydah

Also reported by… (2)
  • أسد الغابة (1579)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ ، وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ ، قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سِمِّهِمْ لَنَا . قَالَ : عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ ، يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثًا ، وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ ، وَالْمِقْدَادُ ، وَسَلْمَانُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3777)اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ ، فَقِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَنْ هُمْ سَمِّهِمْ لَنَا ؟ قال : عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ ، يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثًا ، وأَبُو ذَرٍّ ، وسَلْمَانُ ، والْمِقْدَادُ ، أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّهِمْ وأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ

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