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Sunan Abu Dawud 2452

Chapter: Whoever Said Monday And Thursday

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2452

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ هُنَيْدَةَ الْخُزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، قَالَتْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنِ الصِّيَامِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ

أَصُومَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ أَوَّلُهَا الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ ‏.‏

Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin:

Hunaydah al-Khuza'i reported on the authority of her mother who said: I entered upon Umm Salamah and asked her about fasting. She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to command me to fast three days every month beginning with Monday or Thursday.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2452) and Ahmad (No. 25275, 25422).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَوَّلهَا ) : بِالرَّفْعِ ( الِاثْنَيْنِ ) : بِضَمِّ النُّون وَكَسْرهَا وَفَتْحهَا ( وَالْخَمِيس ) : بِالْحَرَكَاتِ الثَّلَاث عَلَى التَّبَعِيَّة. قَالَ الْأَشْرَف : وَالظَّاهِر الِاثْنَانِ. فَقِيلَ : أُعْرِبَ بِالْحَرَكَةِ لَا بِالْحَرْفِ , وَقِيلَ الْمُضَاف مَحْذُوف مَعَ إِبْقَاء الْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ عَلَى حَاله وَتَقْدِيره أَوَّلهَا يَوْم الِاثْنَيْنِ. وَقِيلَ إِنَّهُ عَلَم كَالْبَحْرَيْنِ وَالْأَعْلَام لَا تَتَغَيَّر عَنْ أَصْل وَضْعهَا بِاخْتِلَافِ الْعَوَامِل وَقَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ أَوَّلهَا مَنْصُوب لَكِنْ بِفِعْلٍ مُضْمَر أَيْ اِجْعَلْ أَوَّلهَا الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيس يَعْنِي وَالْوَاو بِمَعْنَى أَوْ وَعَلَيْهِ ظَاهِر كَلَام الشَّيْخ التُّورْبَشْتِيّ حَيْثُ قَالَ صَوَابه الِاثْنَيْنِ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakMunkar منكر The hadith No. 2452
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2452
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakMunkar The hadith No. 2452

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2060

Umm Salama said that God’s messenger used to command her to fast three days every month beginning with Monday or Thursday. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَصُومَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ أَوَّلُهَا الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيس. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد…

Narrated by Umm Salamah

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Abu Dharr (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to fast for three days of every month; that is on the days of the full moon; the 13th , 14th , and 15th (of the lunar month).’ Related by An-Nasa’i and At-Tirmidhi and rendered authentic by Ibn Hibban.

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‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud said that God’s messenger used to fast the first three days every month, and he would seldom break his fast on a Friday. Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it, and Abu Dawud transmitted up to “three days every month.”

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَقَلَّمَا كَانَ يفْطر يَوْم الْجُمُعَةَ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ…

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