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Sunan Abu Dawud 3406

Chapter: Regarding Mukhabarah

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3406

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَجَاءٍ، - يَعْنِي الْمَكِّيَّ - قَالَ ابْنُ خُثَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

مَنْ لَمْ يَذَرِ الْمُخَابَرَةَ فَلْيَأْذَنْ بِحَرْبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ‏"

Narrated Jabir b. 'Abd Allah :

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If any of you does not leave mukhabarah, he should take notice of war from Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3406).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَ ) : أَيْ اِبْن رَجَاء ( اِبْن خُثَيْم حَدَّثَنِي ) : مُبْتَدَأ وَخَبَر ( مَنْ لَمْ يَذَر الْمُخَابَرَة ) : أَيْ لَمْ يَتْرُكهَا وَهِيَ الْعَمَل عَلَى أَرْض بِبَعْضِ مَا يَخْرُج مِنْهَا ( فَلْيُؤْذَنْ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول أَيْ لِيُخْبِرُوا بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ آكاه كرده شود وَالْحَدِيث فِيهِ تَهْدِيد وَتَغْلِيظ وَوَجْه النَّهْي أَنَّ مَنْفَعَة الْأَرْض مُمْكِنَة بِالْإِجَارَةِ فَلَا حَاجَة لِلْعَمَلِ عَلَيْهَا بِبَعْضِ مَا يَخْرُج مِنْهَا. قَالَهُ الْمُنَاوِيُّ. وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 3406
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3406
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3406

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  • صحيح ابن حبان (5313)مَنْ لَمْ يَذَرِ الْمُخَابَرَةَ فَلْيَأْذَنْ بِحَرْبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2003)مَنْ لَمْ يَذَرِ الْمُخَابَرَةَ ، فَلْيَأْذَنْ بِحَرْبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ

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