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Sunan Abu Dawud 2721

Chapter: The Spoils(Salab) Are Not Be Subjected To The Khumus

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2721

Narrator:Khālid ibn al-Walīd

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، وَخَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

قَضَى بِالسَّلَبِ لِلْقَاتِلِ وَلَمْ يُخَمِّسِ السَّلَبَ

Narrated Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i ; Khalid ibn al-Walid:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgement that the killer should have what was taken from the man he killed, and did not make this subject to division into fifths.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2721).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَلَمْ يُخَمِّس السَّلَب ) : وَالْمَعْنَى أَنَّهُ دَفَعَ السَّلَب كُلّه إِلَى الْقَاتِل وَلَمْ يَقْسِمهُ خَمْسَة أَقْسَام بِخِلَافِ الْغَنِيمَة. وَفِيهِ دَلِيل لِمَنْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يُخَمَّس السَّلَب. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : فِي إِسْنَاده اِبْن عَيَّاش وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْكَلَام عَلَيْهِ.…

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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. 2721
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2721
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2721

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