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Sunan Abu DawudDivorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2251

Chapter: Regarding Li'an (Mutual Cursing)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2251

Narrator:Sahl ibn Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ

فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ تَلاَعَنَا ‏.‏

Sahl bin Sa’ad said “The version of Musaddad has “I witnessed the invoking of curses by the two spouses during the life time of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) when I was fifteen years old. When they finished invoking curses, the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) separated them from each other. Here ends the version of Musaddad. Others said “He was present when the Prophet (ﷺ) separated the spouses who invoked curses on each other. The man (Sahl) said “I shall have lied against her, Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) if I keep her.

Abu Dawud said “Some narrators did not mention the word ‘alaiha(against her).”

Abu Dawud said “No one supported Ibn ‘Uyainah that he separated the spouses who invoked curses.”

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2251).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَ مُسَدَّد ) : أَيْ فِي رِوَايَته ( قَالَ ) : أَيْ سَهْل ( وَتَمَّ حَدِيث مُسَدَّد ) : أَيْ إِلَى قَوْله حِين تَلَاعَنَا ( وَقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ ) : أَيْ وَهْب بْن بَيَان وَأَحْمَد بْن عَمْرو وَعَمْرو بْن عُثْمَان ( لَمْ يَقُلْ عَلَيْهَا ) : أَيْ لَفْظَة عَلَيْهَا ( لَمْ يُتَابِع اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ ) : بِالنَّصْبِ مَفْعُول لَمْ يُتَابِع , وَالْمُرَاد أَنَّ سُفْيَان بْن عُيَيْنَةَ قَدْ تَفَرَّدَ فِي حَدِيث سَهْل بِلَفْظَةِ فَرَّقَ بَيْن الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُتَابِعهُ عَلَيْهَا أَحَد. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : قَالَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ وَيَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ فِي حَدِيث الزُّهْرِيّ عَنْ سَهْل بْن سَعْد لَا مَا رَوَيْنَاهُ عَنْ الزُّبَيْدِيّ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيّ , يُرِيد أَنَّ اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ لَمْ يَنْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2251
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2251
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (6854) The hadith No. 2251
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2251

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