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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 309

Chapter: Intercourse Of A Husband With A Woman In A State Of Istihadah

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Abu Dawud 309

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ كَانَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ

تُسْتَحَاضُ فَكَانَ زَوْجُهَا يَغْشَاهَا ‏.‏

'Ikrimah said:

Umm Habibah had a prolonged flow of blood ; her husband used to cohabit with her.

Abu Dawud said: Yahya b. Ma'in has pronounced Mu'alla (a narrator of this tradition) as trustworthy. But Ahmad b. Hanbal would not report (traditions) from him because he exercised personal opinion.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 309).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يَرْوِي عَنْهُ ) : أَيْ مِنْ مُعَلَّى بْن مَنْصُور ( لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْظُر فِي الرَّأْي ) : حَكَى أَبُو طَالِب عَنْ أَحْمَد أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا كَتَبْت عَنْهُ , وَكَانَ يُحَدِّث بِمَا وَافَقَ الرَّأْي , وَكَانَ يُخْطِئ. كَذَا فِي مُقَدِّمَة الْفَتْح.…

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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. 309
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 309
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 309
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