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سنن ابن ماجه
الإمام محمد بن يزيد ابن ماجه القزويني (ت ٢٧٣ هـ)

Sunan Ibn Majah 4311

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Sunan Ibn MajahHadith 4311Da'if (weak)Narrated by It wasسنن ابن ماجهرقم ٤٣١١

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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ خُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ لأَنَّهَا أَعَمُّ وَأَكْفَى أَتُرَوْنَهَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لاَ وَلَكِنَّهَا لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ الْخَطَّائِينَ الْمُتَلَوِّثِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“I was given the choice between being admitted to Paradise, and I chose intercession, because it is more general and more sufficient. Do you think it is for the pious? No, it is for the impure sinners.”

Grading (tahqiq)

Da'if (weak)
  • Al-AlbaniDaif
  • Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiSahih
  • Shuaib Al ArnautDaif
  • Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan

Hadith commentary (sharh)

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Scholarly Commentary & Context

Synthesized commentary, isnad grading & cross-references

[Collection & Reference]: Narration #4311 in Sunan Ibn Majah.

[Isnad Grading & Assessment]: Scholar verdicts : Al-Albani: Daif | Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih | Shuaib Al Arnaut: Daif | Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad Hasan.

[Core Subject]: Intercession (shafa'ah) is asking Allah, by His permission, for mercy for others. On the Day of Judgment the Prophet ﷺ will make the Great Intercession for all of humanity, and others will be allowed to intercede after him.

[Described Characteristics]: In the distress of the Gathering, people go to Adam, then Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa and Isa, and each says 'Not me, go to someone else'. Then they come to Muhammad ﷺ. He prostrates beneath the Throne and praises Allah with praises taught to him then, until he is told: 'Raise your head, ask and you will be given, intercede and it will be accepted.'

[Timeline & Context]: It comes first at the Gathering, to begin the judgment, and later for believers who entered the Fire, to bring them out.

[Prophetic Practice]: After the adhan, say the dua of the call: whoever says it, his intercession becomes due on the Day of Resurrection.

[Core Subject]: Jannah, Paradise, is the eternal home of the believers: 'what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart has imagined'.

[Described Characteristics]: Gardens with rivers of water, milk, honey and pure drink; a hundred levels, the highest al-Firdaws under the Throne. No illness, no ageing, no sorrow, no death. Its greatest joy is seeing Allah, and His saying: 'I am pleased with you and will never be displeased with you after this.'

[Timeline & Context]: After the Bridge, the believers enter it forever. Paradise already exists now.

[Prophetic Practice]: 'When you ask Allah, ask for al-Firdaws.'

Commentaries by classical hadith scholars. The Arabic texts are shown as published.