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Sunan Abu Dawud 2871

Chapter: Mixing One's Food With The Food Of An Orphan

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2871

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{‏ وَلاَ تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا ‏}‏ الآيَةَ انْطَلَقَ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ يَتِيمٌ فَعَزَلَ طَعَامَهُ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ وَشَرَابَهُ مِنْ شَرَابِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَفْضُلُ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ فَيُحْبَسُ لَهُ حَتَّى يَأْكُلَهُ أَوْ يَفْسُدَ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{‏ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْيَتَامَى قُلْ إِصْلاَحٌ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ وَإِنْ تُخَالِطُوهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ ‏}‏ فَخَلَطُوا طَعَامَهُمْ بِطَعَامِهِ وَشَرَابَهُمْ بِشَرَابِهِ

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

When Allah, Most High, revealed the verses: "Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it". And "Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans", everyone who had an orphan with him went and separated his food from his (orphan's) food, and his drink from his drink, and began to detain the remaining food which he (the orphan) himself ate or spoiled.

This fell heavy on them, and they mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). So Allah, Most High, revealed the verse: "They ask thee concerning orphans. Say: The best thing to do is what is for their good; if ye mix their affairs with yours, they are your brethren." Then they mixed their food with his food and their drink with his drink.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2871) and An-Nasa’i (No. 3669).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

{ إِلَّا بِاَلَّتِي } : أَيْ إِلَّا بِالْخَصْلَةِ الَّتِي { هِيَ أَحْسَن } : وَهِيَ مَا فِيهِ صَلَاحه وَهَذِهِ الْآيَة فِي سُورَة الْأَنْعَام { إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَال الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا } وَبَعْده { إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِي بُطُونهمْ نَارًا وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا } وَهَذِهِ الْآيَة فِي سُورَة النِّسَاء { وَيَسْأَلُونَك عَنْ الْيَتَامَى } أَيْ وَمَا يَلْقَوْنَهُ مِنْ الْحَرَج فِي شَأْنهمْ , فَإِنْ وَاكَلُوهُمْ يَأْثَمُوا وَإِنْ عَزَلُوا مَالهمْ مِنْ أَمْوَالهمْ وَصَنَعُوا لَهُمْ طَعَامًا وَحْدهمْ فَحَرَج { قُلْ إِصْلَاح لَهُمْ } : أَيْ فِي أَمْوَالهمْ بِتَنْمِيَتِهَا وَمُدَاخَلَتكُمْ { خَيْر } : أَيْ مِنْ تَرْك ذَلِكَ { وَإِنْ تُخَالِطُوهُمْ } : أَيْ نَفَقَتهمْ بِنَفَقَتِكُمْ…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 2871
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2871
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2871

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3669

"When these Verses were revealed - 'And come not near to the orphan's property, except to improve it,' and 'Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans' - the people avoided the property and food of the orphans. That caused hardship to the Muslims and they complained about that to the…

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏‏{‏وَلاَ تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ‏}‏ وَ‏‏{‏إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا‏}‏ قَالَ اجْتَنَبَ النَّاسُ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3371

When the words of God most high came down, “Do not come near an orphan’s property except to improve it,” (Al-Qur’an 6:152) and “Those who devour unjustly the property of orphans. . .” (Al-Qur’an 4:10) those who were in charge of an orphan went and separated their food and drink from his, and if any…

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى (وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أحسن) وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا) الْآيَةَ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (3852)وَلا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ سورة الأنعام آية 152 ، وَ : إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا سورة النساء آية 10 ، قَالَ : اجْتَنَبَ النَّاسُ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ ، وَطَعَامَهُ ، حَتَّى كَانَ يَفْسُدُ إِنْ كَانَ لَحْمًا أَوْغَيْرَهُ ، فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ

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