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Sunan Abu DawudOaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3272

Chapter: An Oath To Sever Ties Of Kinship

Differing grades of the chain 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3272

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ أَخَوَيْنِ، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا مِيرَاثٌ فَسَأَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ الْقِسْمَةَ فَقَالَ ‏:‏ إِنْ عُدْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الْقِسْمَةِ فَكُلُّ مَالٍ لِي فِي رِتَاجِ الْكَعْبَةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ ‏:‏ إِنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ غَنِيَّةٌ عَنْ مَالِكَ، كَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَكَلِّمْ أَخَاكَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏:

‏ ‏"‏ لاَ يَمِينَ عَلَيْكَ، وَلاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الرَّبِّ وَفِي قَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَفِيمَا لاَ تَمْلِكُ ‏"

Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab said:

There were two brothers among the Ansar who shared an inheritance. When one of them asked the other for the portion due to him, he replied: If you ask me again for the portion due to you, all my property will be devoted to the decoration of the Ka'bah.

Umar said to him: The Ka'bah does not need your property. Make atonement for your oath and speak to your brother. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: An oath or vow to disobey the Lord, or to break ties of relationship or about something over which one has no control is not binding on you.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3272).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَحَدهمَا صَاحِبه ) : أَيْ أَخَاهُ الْمُصَاحِب الْمُشَارِك فِي الْمِيرَاث ( الْقِسْمَة ) : أَيْ فِي النَّخِيل وَالْعَقَار أَوْ الدِّرْهَم وَالدِّينَار ( فَقَالَ ) : أَيْ الْآخَر ( إِنْ عُدْت ) : بِضَمِّ أَوَّله أَيْ رَجَعْت ( فَكُلّ مَالِي ) : بِإِضَافَةِ الْمَال إِلَى يَاء الْمُتَكَلِّم أَيْ فَكُلّ شَيْء لِي مِنْ الْمُلْك ( فِي رِتَاج الْكَعْبَة ) : بِكَسْرِ أَوَّله أَيْ مَصَالِحهَا أَوْ زِينَتهَا. قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : الرِّتَاج الْبَاب , وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث الْكَعْبَة لِأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنَّ مَالَهُ هَدْي إِلَى الْكَعْبَة لَا إِلَى بَابهَا , فَكَنَّى بِالْبَابِ لِأَنَّهُ مِنْهُ يُدْخَل ( وَكَلِّمْ أَخَاك ) : أَيْ فِي عَوْده إِلَى سُؤَال الْقِسْمَة ( لَا يَمِين عَلَيْك ) : أَيْ عَلَى…

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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 Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 3272
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3272
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 3272

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