Sunan Ibn Majah, 222
da’if· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayrfromal-Walid bin Muslim al-QuraishifromRwh bin Jnah al-Amwy MwlahmfromMujahid bin Jabirfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
فَقِيهٌ وَاحِدٌ أَشَدُّ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ أَلْفِ عَابِدٍ
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English translation
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'One Faqih (knowledgeable man) is more formidable against the Shaitan than one thousand devoted worshippers.'"
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ جَنَاحٍ أَبُو سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 222
- English Reference
- Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 222