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Sunan Abu DawudTribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2975

Chapter: Regarding Allocating A Special Portion For The Messenger Of Allah (saws) From Wealth

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2975

Narrator:Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَدِيثًا، مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَأَعْجَبَنِي فَقُلْتُ اكْتُبْهُ لِي فَأَتَى بِهِ مَكْتُوبًا مُذَبَّرًا دَخَلَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَعَلِيٌّ عَلَى عُمَرَ وَعِنْدَهُ طَلْحَةُ وَالزُّبَيْرُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعْدٌ وَهُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِطَلْحَةَ وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعْدٍ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

كُلُّ مَالِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَدَقَةٌ إِلاَّ مَا أَطْعَمَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَكَسَاهُمْ إِنَّا لاَ نُورَثُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُنْفِقُ مِنْ مَالِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِفَضْلِهِ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَوَلِيَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَنَتَيْنِ فَكَانَ يَصْنَعُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَصْنَعُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ شَيْئًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ

Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:

AbulBakhtari said: I heard from a man a tradition which I liked. I said to him: Write it down for me. So he brought it clearly written to me.

(It says): Al-Abbas and Ali entered upon Umar when Talhah, az-Zubayr, AbdurRahman and Sa'd were with him. They (Abbas and Ali) were disputing.

Umar said to Talhah, az-Zubayr, AbdurRahman and Sa'd: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: All the property of the Prophet (ﷺ) is sadaqah (alms), except what he provided for his family for their sustenance and their clothing. We are not to be inherited.

They said: Yes, indeed. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to spend from his property on his family, and give the residue as sadaqah (alms). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then died, and AbuBakr ruled for two years. He would deal with it in the same manner as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did. He then mentioned a little from the tradition of Malik ibn Aws.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2975).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مِنْ رَجُل ) : قَالَ فِي التَّقْرِيب لَعَلَّهُ مَالِك بْن أَوْس بْن الْحَدَثَانِ ( مَكْتُوبًا مُذَبَّرًا ) : أَيْ مَكْتُوبًا مَنْقُوطًا لِيَسْهُل قِرَاءَته فَفِي الْقَامُوس : الذَّبْر الْكِتَابَة وَيَذْبُر وَيَذْبِر كَالتَّذْبِيرِ وَالنَّقْط وَفِيهِ فِي مَادَّة النَّقْط نَقَطَ الْحَرْف وَنَقَطَهُ أَعْجَمَهُ أَوْ الْمَعْنَى مَكْتُوبًا سَهْل الْقِرَاءَة. قَالَ فِي الْقَامُوس : كِتَاب ذَبِر كَكَتِفٍ سَهْل الْقِرَاءَة ( يُنْفِق مِنْ مَاله عَلَى أَهْله وَيَتَصَدَّق بِفَضْلِهِ ) : هَذَا لَا يُعَارِض حَدِيث عَائِشَة أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُوُفِّيَ وَدِرْعه مَرْهُونَة عَلَى شَعِير لِأَنَّهُ يُجْمَع بَيْنهمَا بِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَدَّخِر لِأَهْلِهِ قُوت سَنَتهمْ ثُمَّ فِي طُول السَّن…

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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. 2975
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 2975
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2975
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2975

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (11794)كُلُّ مَالِ النَّبِيِّ صَدَقَةٌ ، إِلا مَا أَطْعَمَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَكَسَاهُمْ ، إِنَّا لا نُورَثُ ؟ ، قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ مِنْ مَالِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِفَضْلِهِ , ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَلِيَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَنَتَيْنِ ، فَكَانَ يَصْن
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (60)إِنَّ كُلَّ مَالِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ صَدَقَةٌ ، إِلا مَا أَطْعَمَهُ أَهْلَهُ ، أَوْ كَسَاهُمْ ، إِنَّا لا نُورَثُ ؟ فَقَالُوا : بَلَى ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ مِنْ مَالِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ ، وَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِفَضْلِهِ

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