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Sunan Abu Dawud 1457

Chapter: Fatihatil-Kitab (The Opening Of The Book)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1457

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

‏‏{‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏}‏ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي ‏"

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe" (1) is the epitome or basis of the Qur'an, the epitome or basis of the Book, and the seven oft-repeated verses.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1457), At-Tirmidhi (No. 3124), Ahmad (No. 9414) and Ad-Darimi (No. 3240).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَالسَّبْع الْمَثَانِي ) : قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : سُمِّيَتْ بِذَلِكَ لِأَنَّهَا تُثَنَّى فِي كُلِّ صَلَاة أَيْ تُعَاد , وَقِيلَ : الْمَثَانِي السُّوَر الَّتِي قَصَّرَ عَنْ اِلْمَئِينِ وَتَزِيد عَنْ الْمُفَصَّل , كَأَنَّ اِلْمَئِينِ جُعِلَتْ مَبَادِي وَاَلَّتِي تَلِيهَا مَثَانِي اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ عَلِيّ الْقَارِيّ : سُمِّيَتْ السَّبْع لِأَنَّهُمَا سَبْع آيَات بِالِاتِّفَاقِ عَلَى خِلَافٍ بَيْن الْكُوفِيّ وَالْبَصْرِيّ فِي بَعْض الْآيَات , وَقِيلَ لِأَنَّهَا تُثَنَّى بِسُورَةٍ أُخْرَى أَوْ لِأَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ مَرَّة بِمَكَّة وَمَرَّة بِالْمَدِينَةِ تَعْظِيمًا لَهَا وَاهْتِمَامًا بِشَأْنِهَا. وَقِيلَ : لِأَنَّهَا اُسْتُثْنِيَتْ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّة لَمْ تَنْزِل عَلَى مَنْ قَبْلَهَا قَالَ الْم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1457
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1457
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (4704) The hadith No. 1457
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1457

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