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Sunan Abu Dawud 292

Chapter: The Narrations That State The Woman With Istihadah Should Perform Ghusl For Every Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 292

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ، اسْتُحِيضَتْ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَهَا بِالْغُسْلِ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتِ اسْتُحِيضَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اغْتَسِلِي لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَوَضَّئِي لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا وَهَمٌ مِنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ وَالْقَوْلُ فِيهِ قَوْلُ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ ‏.‏

'Aishah said:

Umm Habibah had a prolonged flow of blood during the time of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He commanded her to take bath for every prayer. The narrator then transmitted the tradition (in full).

Abu Dawud said: It has also been narrated by Abu al-Walid al-Tayalisi, but I did not hear him. He reported it from 'Aishah through a different chain of narrators. 'Aishah said: Zainab daughter of Jahsh had a prolonged flow of blood. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her: Take bath for every prayer. The narrator then reported the tradition (in full).

Abu Dawud said: The version transmitted by 'Abd al-Samad from Sulaiman b. Kathir has: "Perform ablution for every prayer." This is a misunderstanding on the part of 'Abd al-Samad. The correct version is the one narrated by Abu al-Walid.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 292, 291).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِنَّ أُمّ حَبِيبه بِنْت جَحْش اُسْتُحِيضَتْ إِلَخْ ) : فِي إِسْنَاده مُحَمَّد بْن إِسْحَاق وَهُوَ ثِقَة عَلَى مَا هُوَ الْحَقّ لَكِنَّهُ مُدَلِّس وَلَمْ يُصَرِّح فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث بِالتَّحْدِيثِ قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ فِي إِسْنَاده مُحَمَّد بْن إِسْحَاق وَهُوَ مُخْتَلَف فِي الِاحْتِجَاج بِحَدِيثِهِ ( وَلَمْ أَسْمَعهُ مِنْهُ ) : أَيْ لَمْ يَسْمَع الْمُؤَلِّف هَذَا الْحَدِيث مِنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيد الطَّيَالِسِيِّ مَعَ كَوْن الْمُؤَلِّف مِنْ تَلَامِذَته فَبَيَّنَ الْمُؤَلِّف وَأَبِي الْوَلِيد وَاسِطَة لَمْ يَذْكُرهَا الْمُؤَلِّف ( وَهَذَا ) : أَيْ قَوْله تَوَضَّئِي لِكُلِّ صَلَاة ( وَالْقَوْل فِيهِ ) : أَيْ الْقَوْل الصَّحِيح فِي حَدِيث سُلَيْمَان بْن كَثِير ( قَوْل أَبِي الْوَلِيد ) : الطَّيَ…

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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 The hadith No. 292
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 292
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 292
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 292

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