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Sunan Abu Dawud 3484

Chapter: Regarding The Price Of Dogs

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3484

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مَعْرُوفُ بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ الْجُذَامِيُّ، أَنَّ عُلَىَّ بْنَ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ وَلاَ حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ وَلاَ مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The price paid for a dog, the price given to a soothsayer, and the hire paid to a prostitute are not lawful.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3484) and An-Nasa’i (No. 4293).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يَحِلّ ثَمَن الْكَلْب إِلَخْ ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيّ : فَإِذَا لَمْ يَحِلّ ثَمَن الْكَلْب لَمْ يَحِلّ بَيْعه , لِأَنَّ الْبَيْع أَنَّمَا هُوَ عَقْد عَلَى ثَمَن وَمُثَمَّن. فَإِذَا فَسَدَ أَحَد الشِّقَّيْنِ فَسَدَ الشِّقّ الْآخَر اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ.…

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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. 3484
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3484
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3484
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3484

Other versions

Also reported by… (7)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1405)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10181)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4672)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (6709)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3259)“ لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، ولا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، ولا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4213)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • موطأ عبد الله بن وهب (13)لَا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلَا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلَا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ

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