Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3915

Chapter: The Virtue Of Al-Madinah

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3915

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ،‏ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُبَاتَةَ، يُونُسُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ‏ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُعَلَّى، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالاَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ ‏"

Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib and Abu Hurairah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whatever is between my house and my Minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3915, 3916), Al-Bukhari (No. 1196, 1888, 6588, 7335), Muslim (No. 1391), Malik (No. 467) and Ahmad (No. 6925, 8364, 8530, 8789, 8847, 8970, 9266, 9436).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نُبَاتَةَ ) بِنُونٍ مَضْمُومَةٍ فَمُوَحَّدَةٍ وَمُثَنَّاةٍ ( يُونُسُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ ) الْأُمَوِيُّ الْمَدَنِيُّ صَدُوقٌ مِنْ التَّاسِعَةِ أَخْبَرَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ اللَّيْثِيُّ ( عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُعَلَّى ) بِضَمِّ الْمِيمِ وَفَتْحِ اللَّامِ الْمُشَدَّدَةِ. وَيُقَالُ اِبْنُ الْمُعَلَّى الْمَدَنِيُّ مَقْبُولٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي ) وَقَعَ فِي حَدِيثِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عِنْدَ الْبَزَّارِ بِسَنَدٍ رِجَالُهُ ثِقَاتٌ. وَعِنْدَ الطَّبَرَانِيِّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ بِلَفْظِ الْقَبْرِ , فَعَلَى هَذَا الْمُرَادُ بِالْبَيْتِ فِي : قَوْلِهِ : بَيْتِي أَحَدُ بُيُوتِهِ لَا كُلُّه…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 3915
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3915
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 3915

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1196

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar)."

مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1888

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house and my pulpit, and my pulpit is on my Lake Fount (Al-Kauthar).

مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6588

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden from amongst the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is over my Lake-Fount."

مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7335

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden from one of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is over my Lake-Tank. (Kauthar);

مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1391

That which exists between my house and my pulpit is a garden from the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is upon my cistern.

مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3916

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "What is between my house and my Minbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise." And with this chain, from the Prophet (ﷺ), that he said: "One Salat in this Masjid of mine is better than one thousand prayers in any other Masjid, except for Al-Masjid Al-Haram."

"‏ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 467

Yahya related to me from Malik from Khubayb ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Hafs ibn Asim from Abu Hurayra or from Abu Said al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What is between my house and my mimbar is one of the meadows of the Garden, and my mimbar is on…

"‏ مَا بَيْنَ بَيْتِي وَمِنْبَرِي رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَمِنْبَرِي عَلَى حَوْضِي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 6925