Chapter 16.0

When There Is A Dispute As To How Wide A Road Or Path Should Be

باب إِذَا تَشَاجَرُوا فِي قَدْرِ الطَّرِيقِ

2 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2338sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromWaki' bin al-JarrahfromQatadafromBashyr bin Ka'b bin AbyfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Make the path seven forearms length wide.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُثَنَّى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الضُّبَعِيُّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2339sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Yahya bin HibanfromMuhammad bin 'Umar bin HayajfromQabaysa bin 'Uqba bin MuhammadfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromSmak bin Hrb bin Awsfrom'Ikramafromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَاجْعَلُوهُ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“When you dispute concerning a path, make it seven forearms length wide.' ”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ هَيَّاجٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏