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Sunan Abu DawudMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2147

Chapter: Regarding Hitting Women

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2147

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَوْدِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُسْلِيِّ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ ‏"

Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2147).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَبْد الرَّحْمَن الْمُسْلِيّ ) : بِضَمِّ الْمِيم وَسُكُون السِّين الْمُهْمَلَة نِسْبَة إِلَى مُسْلِيَة مِنْ كِنَانَة عَنْ الْأَشْعَث بْن قَيْس وَعَنْهُ دَاوُد الْأَوْدِيّ ( لَا يُسْأَل ) : نَفْي مَجْهُول ( فِيمَا ضَرَبَ اِمْرَأَته ) : أَيْ إِذَا رَاعَى شُرُوط الضَّرْب وَحُدُوده. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : قَوْله لَا يُسْأَل عِبَارَة عَنْ عَدَم التَّحَرُّج وَالتَّأَثُّم. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 2147
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2147
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 2147
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2147

Other versions

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 3268

‘Umar reported the Prophet as saying, “A man should not be asked about why he beat his wife.” Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

Also reported by… (3)
  • الأحاديث المختارة (84)لا يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ
  • الأحاديث المختارة (85)لا يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ ، وَلا تَنَمْ إِلا عَلَى وِتْرٍ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8827)لا يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ

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Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1986

"I was a guest (at the home) of 'Umar one night, and in the middle of the night he went and hit his wife, and I separated them. When he went to bed he said to me: 'O Ash'ath, learn from me something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah" A man should not be asked why he beats his wife, and do…

"‏ لاَ يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَ يَضْرِبُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَلاَ تَنَمْ إِلاَّ عَلَى وِتْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَنَسِيتُ الثَّالِثَةَ ‏.‏

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