Sunan Ibn Majah
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Chapter 51
مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ سِهَامٌ فَلْيَأْخُذْ بِنِصَالِهَا
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It was narrated that Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah said: I asked ‘Amr ibn Dinar, ‘Did you hear Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah say that a man passed through the mosque carrying arrows, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Hold them by their arrowheads”?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’
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The instruction is to hold the arrows by their points so they do not injure anyone in the mosque.
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It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘When any of you passes through our mosque or our marketplace carrying arrows, let him hold their points in his palm so that he does not injure any Muslim; or let him grasp their points.’
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The Arabic gives two formulations of the precaution: holding the arrowheads in the palm, or grasping them.
Chapter 52
ثَوَابِ الْقُرْآنِ
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It was narrated from ‘A’ishah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘One who is skilled in the Qur’an will be with the noble, righteous scribes. And one who recites it while stumbling over it, though it is difficult for him, will have two rewards.’
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The phrase ‘noble, righteous scribes’ is traditionally understood as referring to the angels who record and convey revelation.
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It was narrated from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When the companion of the Qur’an enters Paradise, he will be told, “Recite and ascend.” He will recite and ascend one rank for every verse, until he recites the last thing he has with him.’
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The closing phrase literally refers to the last thing he has with him; the English witness interprets this as the last portion he knows.
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It was narrated from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The Qur’an will come on the Day of Resurrection like a pale man and say, “I am the one who kept you awake at night and made you thirsty during the day.”’
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Would any of you like to find three large, fat pregnant she-camels when he returns to his family?’ We said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Three verses that one of you recites in his prayer are better for him than three large, fat pregnant she-camels.’
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The Arabic specifies pregnant she-camels (khalifāt), retaining this concrete comparison.
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The Qur’an is like camels kept tethered. If their owner regularly tends to them and keeps them tied, he will retain them; but if he lets their tethers loose, they will wander off.’
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The verb conveys repeatedly tending to or checking on the camels, in addition to keeping them secured by their tethers.
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah, Mighty and Sublime, said: ‘I have divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he asks for.’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Recite: When the servant says, “All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds,” Allah, Mighty and Sublime, says, “My servant has praised Me, and My servant shall have what he asks for.” When he says, “The Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful,” He says, “My servant has extolled Me, and My servant shall have what he asks for.” When he says, “Master of the Day of Judgment,” Allah says, “My servant has glorified Me. This is for Me, and this verse is shared equally between Me and My servant.” When the servant says, “You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help,” He says, “This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for.” The end of the surah belongs to My servant. When the servant says, “Guide us to the straight path, the path of those You have favored, not those who have incurred anger, nor those who have gone astray,” He says, “This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for.”’
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The Arabic calls al-Fatihah ‘the prayer’ and quotes its verses in sequence. The division is described as two halves, with the verse ‘You alone we worship…’ shared between Allah and the servant.
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It was narrated that Abu Sa‘id ibn al-Mu‘alla said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, ‘Shall I teach you the greatest surah in the Qur’an before I leave the mosque?’ The Prophet ﷺ then went to leave, so I reminded him. He said, ‘All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds. It is the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses and the Mighty Qur’an that I have been given.’
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The verse quoted is the opening of Surat al-Fatihah; the Prophet ﷺ identifies it as the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses and the Mighty Qur’an.
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘There is a surah in the Qur’an of thirty verses that intercedes for its companion until he is forgiven: “Blessed is He in whose hand is the dominion.”’
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The quoted verse is the opening of Surat al-Mulk; ‘its companion’ is preserved as in the Arabic.
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘“Say: He is Allah, the One” is equivalent to one third of the Qur’an.’
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The quoted words are the opening of Surat al-Ikhlas.
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It was narrated from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘“Say: He is Allah, the One” is equivalent to one third of the Qur’an.’
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The quoted words are the opening of Surat al-Ikhlas.
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It was narrated from Abu Mas‘ud al-Ansari that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Allah is One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge; this is equivalent to one third of the Qur’an.’
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The Arabic quotes the divine descriptions al-Wahid and al-Samad; ‘the Eternal Refuge’ is one established rendering of al-Samad.
Chapter 53
فَضْلِ الذِّكْرِ
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It was narrated from Abu al-Darda’ that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Shall I tell you of the best of your deeds, the most pleasing of them to your Sovereign, the highest of them in your ranks, and better for you than giving gold and silver, or than meeting your enemy, striking their necks while they strike yours?’ They said, ‘What is that, Messenger of Allah?’ He said, ‘Remembering Allah.’ Mu‘adh ibn Jabal also said: ‘No person has done any deed more likely to save him from the punishment of Allah, Mighty and Sublime, than remembering Allah.’
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The final sentence is explicitly attributed to Mu‘adh ibn Jabal as a separate report, not to the Prophet ﷺ.
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It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa‘id both testified that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Whenever people sit together in a gathering remembering Allah, the angels surround them, mercy envelops them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them among those who are with Him.’
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: Allah, Mighty and Sublime, says: ‘I am with My servant when he remembers Me and his lips move in remembrance of Me.’
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It was narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Busr that a Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: ‘The prescribed practices of Islam have become many for me. Tell me of something I can hold fast to.’ He said, ‘Let your tongue never cease to be moist with remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Sublime.’
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The metaphor of keeping the tongue moist is retained, as in the Arabic.
Chapter 54
فَضْلِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ
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It was narrated that al-Agharr Abu Muslim testified that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa‘id had both testified about the Prophet ﷺ, who said: ‘When the servant says, “There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,” Allah, Mighty and Sublime, says, “My servant has spoken the truth: there is no god but Me, and I am the Greatest.” When the servant says, “There is no god but Allah alone,” He says, “My servant has spoken the truth: there is no god but Me alone.” When the servant says, “There is no god but Allah; He has no partner,” He says, “My servant has spoken the truth: there is no god but Me, and I have no partner.” When the servant says, “There is no god but Allah; to Him belongs dominion and praise,” He says, “My servant has spoken the truth: there is no god but Me; dominion belongs to Me and praise is Mine.” When the servant says, “There is no god but Allah, and there is no might or power except through Allah,” He says, “My servant has spoken the truth: there is no god but Me, and there is no might or power except through Me.”’ Abu Ishaq said: Then al-Agharr said something that I did not understand. I asked Abu Ja‘far, ‘What did he say?’ He replied, ‘Whoever is granted these words at the time of death will not be touched by the Fire.’
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The chain of testimony and the later clarification by Abu Ja‘far are preserved. The final promise refers to being granted the preceding declarations at the time of death.
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It was narrated from Yahya ibn Talhah that his mother, Sa‘da al-Murriyyah, said: After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died, ‘Umar passed by Talhah and asked, ‘Why are you so sorrowful? Has your cousin’s leadership displeased you?’ He replied, ‘No. But I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “I know a word that, if anyone says it at the time of death, it will be a light in his record, and his body and soul will find comfort through it at death.” I did not ask him about it before he died.’ ‘Umar said, ‘I know it. It is the word he wanted his uncle to say. Had he known anything that would save him better than it, he would have instructed him to say it.’
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The report does not name the word explicitly; ‘Umar’s reference is to the declaration he wanted his uncle Abu Talib to say. The word is preserved as unstated in the narration.
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It was narrated from Mu‘adh ibn Jabal that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘There is no soul that dies bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, with that testimony rooted in a heart of certainty, except that Allah will forgive it.’
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The Arabic emphasizes that the testimony returns to or is grounded in a heart of certainty.