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Sunan Abu Dawud 2734

Chapter: Alloting Two Shares For The Horse

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2734

Narrator:Abu Amra

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنِي الْمَسْعُودِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَمَعَنَا فَرَسٌ

فَأَعْطَى كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا سَهْمًا وَأَعْطَى لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ

Narrated AbuUmrah (al-Ansari?):

We four persons, came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we (i.e. each one of us) had horses. He therefore, allotted one portion for each of us, and two portions for his horse.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2734, 2735).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَأَعْطَى الْفَرَس سَهْمَيْنِ ) : فَصَارَ لِلْفَارِسِ ثَلَاثَة أَسْهُم , سَهْم لِنَفْسِهِ وَسَهْمَانِ لِأَجْلِ فَرَسه. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : فِي إِسْنَاده الْمَسْعُودِيّ , وَهُوَ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُقْبَة بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن مَسْعُود وَفِيهِ مَقَال , وَقَدْ اِسْتَشْهَدَ بِهِ الْبُخَارِيّ. ( إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ ثَلَاثَة نَفَر ) : أَيْ مَكَان أَرْبَعَة نَفَر. وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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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. 2734
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2734
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2734
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2734

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2735

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu ‘Umrah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. But this version has “Three Persons” and added “To the horseman three portions.”

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ آلِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ثَلاَثَةَ نَفَرٍ ‏.‏ زَادَ فَكَانَ…

Narrated by Abu Amra

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (11925)فَأَعْطَى كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا سَهْمًا ، وَأَعْطَى الْفَرَسَ سَهْمَيْنِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (907)أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَمَعَنَا فَرَسٌ ، فَأَعْطَى كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا سَهْمًا ، وَأَعْطَى الْفَرَسَ سَهْمَيْنِ

On the same subject

Not graded Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1554b

Another chain with similar meaning. There are narrations on this topic from Mujammi' bin Jariyah, Ibn 'Abbas, and Ibn Abi 'Amrah from his father. This Hadith of Ibn 'Umar is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ)…

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ أَخْضَرَ، نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مُجَمِّعِ بْنِ جَارِيَةَ، وَابْنِ، عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1762a

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) divided the spoils, allotting two shares to the horse and one share to the man.

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) divided the spoils, allotting two shares to the horse and one share to the man.

قَسَمَ فِي النَّفَلِ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ وَلِلرَّجُلِ سَهْمًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 3 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2863

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fixed two shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).

جَعَلَ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ وَلِصَاحِبِهِ سَهْمًا‏.‏ وَقَالَ مَالِكٌ يُسْهَمُ لِلْخَيْلِ وَالْبَرَاذِينِ مِنْهَا لِقَوْلِهِ ‏‏{‏وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا‏}‏ وَلاَ يُسْهَمُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4228

On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) divided (the war booty of Khaibar) with the ratio of two shares for the horse and one-share for the foot soldier. (The sub-narrator, Nafi` explained this, saying, "If a man had a horse, he was given three shares and if he had no horse, then he was given…

قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ لِلْفَرَسِ سَهْمَيْنِ، وَلِلرَّاجِلِ سَهْمًا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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