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Sunan Abu DawudMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2110

Chapter: Regarding A Small Dowry

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2110

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ جِبْرِيلَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ رُومَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ

أَعْطَى فِي صَدَاقِ امْرَأَةٍ مِلْءَ كَفَّيْهِ سَوِيقًا أَوْ تَمْرًا فَقَدِ اسْتَحَلَّ ‏"

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone gives as a dower to his wife two handfuls of flour or dates he has made her lawful for him.

AbuDawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi, from Salih ibn Ruman, from Abu al-Zubayr on the authority of Jabir as his own statement (not going back to the Prophet). It has also been transmitted by AbuAsim from Salih ibn Ruman , from AbuzZubayr on the authority of Jabir who said: During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we used to contract temporary marriage for a handful of grain.

Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Juraij from Abu al-Zubair on the authority of Jabir similar to the one narrated by Abu 'Asim.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2110).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مِلْء كَفَّيْهِ سَوِيقًا ) : هُوَ دَقِيق الْقَمْح الْمَقْلُوّ أَوْ الذُّرَة أَوْ الشَّعِير أَوْ غَيْرهَا ( فَقَدْ اِسْتَحَلَّ ) : الضَّمِير الْمَرْفُوع يَرْجِع إِلَى مَنْ وَالْمَفْعُول مَحْذُوف أَيْ فَقَدْ جَعَلَهَا حَلَالًا. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيّ فِي الْمَعَالِم : فِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى أَنَّ أَقَلّ الْمَهْر وَأَدْنَاهُ غَيْر مُؤَقَّت بِشَيْءٍ مَعْلُوم , وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ عَلَى مَا تَرَاضَيَا بِهِ الْمُتَنَاكِحَانِ. وَقَدْ اِخْتَلَفَ الْفُقَهَاء فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّ وَالشَّافِعِيّ وَأَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل وَإِسْحَاق : لَا تَوْقِيت فِي أَقَلّ الْمَهْر وَأَدْنَاهُ وَهُوَ مَا تَرَاضَوْا بِهِ. وَقَالَ سَعِيد بْن الْمُسَيِّب : لَوْ أَصْدَقَهَا سَوْطًا لَحَلَّتْ لَهُ. وَقَالَ مَالِك : أ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 2110
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2110
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2110
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2110

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3205

Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying, "If anyone gives as a dower to his wife two handfuls of flour or dates he has made her lawful for him.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ أَعْطَى فِي صَدَاقِ امْرَأَتِهِ مِلْءَ كَفَّيْهِ سَوِيقًا أَوْ تَمْرًا فَقَدِ اسْتحلَّ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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