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Sunan Abu Dawud 2221

Chapter: Regarding Az-Zihar

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2221

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، ظَاهَرَ مِنَ امْرَأَتِهِ ثُمَّ وَاقَعَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ سَاقَيْهَا فِي الْقَمَرِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏

فَاعْتَزِلْهَا حَتَّى تُكَفِّرَ عَنْكَ ‏"

Narrated Ikrimah:

A man made his wife like the back of his mother. He then had intercourse with her before he atoned for it. He came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him of this matter. He asked (him): What moved you to the action you have committed? He replied: I saw the whiteness of her shins in moon light. He said: Keep away from her until you expiate for your deed.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2221).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( ثُمَّ وَاقَعَهَا ) : أَيْ جَامَعَهَا ( فَاعْتَزِلْهَا حَتَّى تُكَفِّر عَنْك ) : أَيْ عَنْ ظِهَارك. وَالْحَدِيث دَلِيل عَلَى أَنَّهُ يَحْرُم وَطْء الزَّوْجَة الَّتِي ظَاهَرَ مِنْهَا قَبْل التَّكْفِير وَهُوَ مُجْمَع عَلَيْهِ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : { مِنْ قَبْل أَنْ يَتَمَاسَّا } فَلَوْ وَطِئَ لَمْ يَسْقُط التَّكْفِير وَلَا يَتَضَاعَف لِقَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " حَتَّى تُكَفِّر عَنْك " قَالَ الصَّلْت بْن دِينَار : سَأَلْت عَشَرَة مِنْ الْفُقَهَاء عَنْ الْمُظَاهِر يُجَامِع قَبْل التَّكْفِير فَقَالُوا كَفَّارة وَاحِدَة , وَهُوَ قَوْل الْأَئِمَّة الْأَرْبَعَة. وَرَوَى سَعِيد بْن مَنْصُور عَنْ الْحَسَن وَإِبْرَاهِيم أَنَّهُ يَجِب عَلَى مَنْ وَطِئَ قَبْل التَّكْفِير ثَلَاث كَفَّ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2221
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2221
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2221

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