Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 987

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 987?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 987 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 7: Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 987
Narrator in the source
It was narrated that Mutarrif bin ‘Abdullah bin Shikhkhir said
Displayed grading
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ آخِرُ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أَمَّرَنِي عَلَى الطَّائِفِ قَالَ لِي:‏‏‏‏ يَا عُثْمَانُ تَجَاوَزْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاقْدِرِ النَّاسَ بِأَضْعَفِهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْكَبِيرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالصَّغِيرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالسَّقِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْبَعِيدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ .

“I heard ‘Uthman bin Abul-‘As رضی اللہ عنہ say: “The last thing that the Prophet (ﷺ) enjoined on me when he appointed me governor of Ta’if was that he said: “O ‘Uthman! Be tolerable in prayer and estimate the people based upon the weakest among them, for among them are the elderly, the young, the sick, those who live far from the mosque, and those who have pressing needs.”

It was narrated that Mutarrif bin ‘Abdullah bin Shikhkhir said

Source information

Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 987.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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