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

Sunan Abu Dawud 3295

Chapter: The View That Atonement Is Necessary If A Man Vows To Disobey Allah

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3295

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، مَوْلَى آلِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ ‏:‏ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُخْتِي نَذَرَتْ - يَعْنِي - أَنْ تَحُجَّ مَاشِيَةً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:

‏ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَصْنَعُ بِشَقَاءِ أُخْتِكَ شَيْئًا، فَلْتَحُجَّ رَاكِبَةً وَلْتُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

A man came to Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, my sister has taken a vow to perform hajj on foot. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah gets no good from the affliction your sister imposed on herself, so let her perform hajj riding and make atonement for her oath.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3295) and Ahmad (No. 2685).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنْ تَحُجّ ) : مِنْ بَاب نَصَرَ ( بِشَقَاءِ أُخْتك ) : بِفَتْحِ الشِّين وَالْمَدّ أَيْ بِتَعَبِهَا أَوْ مَشَقَّتهَا أَيْ لَا حَاجَة لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى بِهِ وَلَا يَكُون أَجْر لَهَا بِهَذَا الْفِعْل الشَّاقّ عَلَيْهَا ( شَيْئًا ) : أَيْ مِنْ الصُّنْع فَإِنَّهُ مُنَزَّه مِنْ الضَّرَر وَجَلْب النَّفْع ( فَلْتَحُجَّ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْجِيم وَيَجُوز كَسْرهَا وَضَمَّهَا أَيْ إِذَا عَجَزَتْ عَنْ الْمَشْي فَلْتَحُجَّ ( رَاكِبَة ) : بِالنَّصْبِ عَلَى الْحَال ( وَلْتُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينهَا ) : قَالَ فِي الْمِرْقَاة وَالظَّاهِر أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِالتَّكْفِيرِ كَفَّارَة الْجِنَايَة وَهِيَ الْهَدْي أَوْ مَا يَقُوم مَقَامه مِنْ الصَّوْم. وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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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 WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 3295
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3295
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3295
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3295

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  • الاستذكار (578)اللَّهَ لَا يَصْنَعُ بِشَقَاءِ أُخْتِكَ شَيْئًا , فَلْتَحُجَّ رَاكِبَةً , وَلِتُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا

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