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Chapter 40: Mentioning the contest between Rukaanah and the<br />

ﷺ Prophet<br />

Abu Dawood and al-Tirmidhee reported from Abu Ja`far Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Rukaanah,<br />

from his father that Rukaanah 306 wrestled the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ won<br />

the match.<br />

Then al-Tirmidhee said: “The chain of this narration is “Ghareeb” [and its chain is not<br />

established]”. 307<br />

I (Ibn Katheer) say: Abu Bakr al-Shaafi`ee reported this with a “Jayyid” (excellent) chain<br />

on the authority of Ibn `Abbaas رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنهما that Yazeed Ibn Rukaanah wrestled the<br />

Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ threw him three times, and each time<br />

for a wager of hundred sheep. The third time Rukaanah said: ‘O Muḥammad! No one<br />

has ever put my back on the ground before you, and no one was more hateful in my<br />

sight before this than you. And (now) I testify that there is no one worthy of being<br />

worshiped except <strong>Al</strong>laah and that you are His Messenger.’ At this, the Messenger of<br />

<strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ stood up and returned him his sheep. 308<br />

306 [TN: Rukaanah was known for his strength.]<br />

307 Sunan Abu Dawood (4078) and Sunan al-Tirmidhee (1784), and al-Ḥaakim (5903), and both he (al-Ḥaakim) and<br />

al-Dhahabee remained silent about its chain. [TN: Shaikh al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee graded this Ḥadeeth as “Ḍha`eef” in his<br />

checking of Sunan Abu Dawood and Sunan al-Tirmidhee. See also “al-Ḍha`eefah” (6072)]<br />

(Shaikh al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee said): <strong>Al</strong>-Tirmidhee said it is “Ghareeb” because in its chain there are three consecutive<br />

“Majhool” (unknown) narrators. But the next narration supports this one.<br />

308 [TN: See “al-Irwa” (1503) of Shaikh al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee for more supporting chains for this narration, and where the<br />

Shaikh graded it as “Ḥasan”]<br />

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