وَAndالتِّرْمِذِيُّAl-Tirmidhi(١)(1)
And Al-Tirmidhi (1)
وَandقَالَhe saidحَدِيثٌA hadithحَسَنٌhasan(٢)(2)
and said: A hasan hadith (2).
وَAndعَنْon the authority ofابْنِIbnمَسْعُودٍMasud
And on the authority of Ibn Masud
رَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith himعَنْهُ(implied)
may Allah be pleased with him,
عَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetصَلَّىmay Allah's peace and blessings beاللَّهُuponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand grant him peace
from the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him,
قَالَhe said
who said:
مِنْOfشِرَارِthe worstالْخَلْقِof creation
"Of the worst of creation
مَنْare those whomتُدْرِكُهُمُwill overtake themالسَّاعَةُthe Hour
are those whom the Hour will overtake
وَهُمْwhile theyأَحْيَاءٌare alive
while they are alive,
وَمَنْand those whoيَتَّخِذُونَtakeالْقُبُورَthe gravesمَسَاجِدَas places of worship."
and those who take the graves as places of worship."
وَفِيAnd inلَفْظٍa phrasing
And in another phrasing:
وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoيَتَّخِذُونَtakeالْقُبُورَthe gravesمَسَاجِدَas places of worship.
"And those who take the graves as places of worship."
رَوَاهُIt was narrated byالْإِمَامُthe ImamأَحْمَدُAhmad(٣)(3)
It was narrated by Imam Ahmad (3)
بِإِسْنَادٍwith a chainصَحِيحٍthat is authentic.
with an authentic chain of narration.
(١)(1)رَقْمُNumber(٣٢٠)(320)
(1) Number (320)
(٢)(2)حَسَّنَهُDeclared it hasanالْبَغَوِيُّAl-BaghawiفِيinشَرْحِSharhالسُّنَّةِAl-Sunnah(٢/٤١٧)(2/417)
(2) Al-Baghawi declared it hasan in 'Sharh Al-Sunnah' (2/417),
وَابْنُand IbnكَثِيرٍKathirفِيinإِرْشَادِ'IrshadالْفَقِيهِAl-FaqihإِلَىilaمَعْرِفَةِMa'rifatأَدِلَّةِAdillatالتَّنْبِيهِAl-Tanbih'(١/٢٣٩)(1/239)
and Ibn Kathir in 'Irshad Al-Faqih ila Ma'rifat Adillat Al-Tanbih' (1/239),
وَقَالَand he said
and he said:
وَلَاAnd there isشَكَّno doubtأَنَّthatهَذَاthisالْحَدِيثَhadithحَسَنٌis hasanيُحْتَجُّand can be used as evidenceبِهِby itلِتَعَدُّدِdue to the multiplicityطُرُقِهِof its chains
"And there is no doubt that this hadith is hasan and can be used as evidence due to the multiplicity of its chains,
وَإِنْeven ifكَانَthere isفِيinكُلٍّeachمِنْهَاof themضَعْفٌweaknessيَسِيرٌslight.
even if in each of them there is a slight weakness."
وَقَوَّاهُAnd it was strengthened byابْنُIbnدَقِيقِDaqiqالْعِيدِAl-Eid
And it was strengthened by Ibn Daqiq Al-Eid
كَمَاjust asشَرَطَhe stipulatedذَلِكَthatفِيinمُقَدِّمَةِthe introductionكِتَابِهِof his bookالْإِلْمَامُ'Al-IlmamبِأَحَادِيثِBi-AhadithالْأَحْكَامِAl-Ahkam'(٥٧٤)(574)
just as he stipulated that in the introduction of his book 'Al-Ilmam Bi-Ahadith Al-Ahkam' (574),
وَابْنُand IbnالْقَطَّانِAl-QattanالْفَاسِيُّAl-Fasiفِيinبَيَانِ'BayanالْوَهْمِAl-WahmوَالْإِيهَامِWal-Iham'
and Ibn Al-Qattan Al-Fasi in 'Bayan Al-Wahm Wal-Iham',
وَتَكَلَّمَand he spokeبِكَلَامٍwith a detailedمُفَصَّلٍspeechفِيregardingرَاوِيthe narratorالْحَدِيثِof the hadithفَلْيُنْظَرْso let it be looked up(٥/٥٦٣)(5/563)
and he spoke with a detailed discussion regarding the narrator of the hadith, so let it be looked up (5/563),
وَأَحْمَدُand AhmadشَاكِرٍShakirفِيinتَخْرِيجِهِhis takhrijلِofمُسْنَدِ'MusnadالْإِمَامِImamأَحْمَدَAhmad'(٢٠٣٠)(2030)
and Ahmad Shakir in his takhrij of 'Musnad Imam Ahmad' (2030),
وَقَالَand he saidفِيinتَخْرِيجِهِhis takhrijلِofسُنَنِ'SunanالتِّرْمِذِيِّAl-Tirmidhi'(٣٢٠)(320)
and he said in his takhrij of 'Sunan Al-Tirmidhi' (320):
فَهَذَاSo thisالْحَدِيثُhadithعَلَىatأَقَلِّthe very leastحَالَاتِهِof its statesحَسَنٌis hasan
"So this hadith at the very least of its states is hasan,
ثُمَّthenالشَّوَاهِدُthe supporting witnessesالَّتِيthatذَكَرْنَاهَاwe mentionedفِيinتَأْيِيدِهِsupport of itتَرْفَعُهُelevate itإِلَىtoدَرَجَةِthe level ofالصِّحَّةِauthenticityلِغَيْرِهِdue to external evidence
then the supporting witnesses that we mentioned in support of it elevate it to the level of authentic due to external evidence,
إِنْifلَمْit is notيَكُنْ(implied)صَحِيحًاauthenticبِصِحَّةِby virtue ofإِسْنَادِهِits chainهَذَاthis.(٣)(3)
if it is not authentic by virtue of this chain of its own." (3)
رَقْمُNumber(٣٨٤٤)(3844)وَاللَّفْظُand the wordingالْآخَرُotherبِرَقْمِis under number(٤٣٤٢)(4342).
Number (3844) and the other wording is under number (4342).