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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 265

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In-book entry
265

Chapter 46

Chapter context: One who is asked about knowledge but conceals it

باب مَنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ، فَكَتَمَهُ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ حِبَّانَ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَابٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

‏ مَنْ كَتَمَ عِلْمًا مِمَّا يَنْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ فِي أَمْرِ النَّاسِ فِي الدِّينِ أَلْجَمَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِلِجَامٍ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever conceals knowledge which Allah has made beneficial for mankind's affairs of religion, Allah will bridle him with reins of fire on the Day of Resurrection."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 265 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 0, The Book of the Sunnah, as in-book entry 265 under the chapter “One who is asked about knowledge but conceals it.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
265

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 265 Arabic : Book 1, Hadith 277

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

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