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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2307

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In-book entry
171

Chapter 69

Chapter context: Keeping Livestock

باب اتِّخَاذِ الْمَاشِيَةِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الأَغْنِيَاءَ بِاتِّخَاذِ الْغَنَمِ وَأَمَرَ الْفُقَرَاءَ بِاتِّخَاذِ الدَّجَاجِ وَقَالَ ‏

‏ عِنْدَ اتِّخَاذِ الأَغْنِيَاءِ الدَّجَاجَ يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ بِهَلاَكِ الْقُرَى ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the rich to keep sheep, and he commanded the poor to keep chickens, and he said: 'When the rich keep chickens, then Allah will give permission for the town to be destroyed."'

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2307 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 12, The Chapters on Business Transactions, as in-book entry 171 under the chapter “Keeping Livestock.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
171

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 2307 Arabic : Book 12, Hadith 2395

Al-Albani:
Mawdu
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Mawdu
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Mawdu
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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