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Sunan Abu DawudJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2709

Chapter: Regarding The Permissibility Of Using The Weapons That Have Been Used For Fighting In The Battlefield

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Abu Dawud 2709

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُوسُفَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ السَّبِيعِيَّ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ السَّبِيعِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ مَرَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَبُو جَهْلٍ صَرِيعٌ قَدْ ضُرِبَتْ رِجْلُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا جَهْلٍ قَدْ أَخْزَى اللَّهُ الأَخِرَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَلاَ أَهَابُهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ

أَبْعَدُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَهُ قَوْمُهُ فَضَرَبْتُهُ بِسَيْفٍ غَيْرِ طَائِلٍ فَلَمْ يُغْنِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى سَقَطَ سَيْفُهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَضَرَبْتُهُ بِهِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:

I passed when AbuJahl had fallen as his foot was struck (with the swords). I said: O enemy of Allah, AbuJahl, Allah has disgraced a man who was far away from His mercy. I did not fear him at that moment. He replied: It is most strange that a man has been killed by his people. I struck him with a blunt sword. But it did not work, and then his sword fell down from his hand, I struck him with it until he became dead.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2709).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُبَيْدَة ) : هُوَ اِبْن عَبْد اللَّه مَشْهُور بِكُنْيَتِهِ وَالْأَشْهَر أَنَّهُ لَا اِسْم لَهُ غَيْرهَا , وَيُقَال اِسْمه عَامِر كُوفِيّ ثِقَة مِنْ كِبَار الثَّالِثَة , وَالرَّاجِح أَنَّهُ لَا يَصِحّ سَمَاعه مِنْ أَبِيهِ ( صَرِيع ) : أَيْ مَقْتُول ( قَدْ ضُرِبَتْ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول ( رِجْله ) : حَال أَوْ بَيَان لِقَوْلِهِ صَرِيع ( قَدْ أَخْزَى اللَّه الْآخَر ) : بِوَزْنِ الْكَبِد أَيْ الْأَبْعَد الْمُتَأَخِّر عَنْ الْخَيْر , وَقِيلَ هُوَ بِمَعْنَى الْأَرْذَل , وَقِيلَ بِمَعْنَى اللَّئِيم , وَقَوْله الْآخَر هُوَ مَفْعُول أَخْزَى الْمُرَاد بِهِ أَبُو جَهْل ( قَالَ ) : عَبْد اللَّه بْن مَسْعُود ( وَلَا أَهَابهُ ) : أَيْ وَلَا أَخَاف أَبَا جَهْل فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالَة لِ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2709
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2709
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2709
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2709
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