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Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 6930

قال ابن عمر: وحدثني عبد الله بن جعفر عن عبد الواحد بن أبي عون قال: لما بلغ أبا سفيان بن حرب نكاح النبيّ ﷺ ابنتَه، قال: ذاك الفحل لا يُقرَعُ أنفُه (1).
It is narrated from Abd al-Wahid bin Abi Awn that when news reached Abu Sufyan bin Harb of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) marrying his daughter, he said (by way of praise and acknowledgement): "He is a noble stallion whose nose is not struck (that is, he is not one to be faulted or turned away)."
Hadith Reference مستدرکِ حاکم / كتاب معرفة الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنهم / 6930
Hadith Takhrij [ترقيم الرساله 6930] [ترقيم الشركة 6850]
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.
(1) من فوق الواقديّ ثقتان، لكنه معضل. عبد الله بن جعفر: هو ابن عبد الرحمن بن المسور بن مخرمة.
Grading: (1) The two narrators above al-Waqidi are "thiqah", but this chain is "mu'dal" (two or more consecutive narrators missing).
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Abd Allah bin Ja'far is Ibn Abd al-Rahman bin al-Miswar bin Makhramah.
وأخرجه ابن سعد في "الطبقات" 10/ 97 - ومن طريقه ابن عساكر 69/ 146 - عن الواقديّ، بهذا الإسناد.
Reference / Source: It was narrated by Ibn Sa'd in "al-Tabaqat" (10/ 97) - and via him Ibn Asakir (69/ 146) - from al-Waqidi, with this chain.
قوله: "لا يقرع أنفه" قال الخطابي في "غريب الحديث" 1/ 297: يريد أنه الكفء الذي لا يرد ولا يرغب عنه، وأصله في الفحل الهجين إذا أراد أن يضرب في كرائم الإبل قرعوا أنفَه بعصا ليرتدَّ عنها. ويروى: "لا يُقدع أنفه"، ومعناه قريب من الأول. والقدوع: الفحل الهجين إذا قرب كرائم الإبل قُدع عنها.
General principle: Regarding the phrase "la yuqra'u anfuhu" (his nose is not struck), al-Khattabi said in "Gharib al-Hadith" (1/ 297): It means that he is a suitable match (kuf') who is not rejected and not turned away from. The origin of the expression is the stallion of low breed (al-fahl al-hajin): when it wanted to mount noble she-camels, they would strike its nose with a stick so that it would turn back from them. It is also narrated as "la yuqda'u anfuhu", and its meaning is close to the first. "Al-qadu'" is the low-bred stallion which, when it approaches noble she-camels, is driven back from them.
Source: Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn (Takhrij & Tahqiq: Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.), Page: 6930