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Sunan Abu DawudWages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3517

Chapter: Regarding Pre-Emption

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3517

Narrator:Samurah ibn Jundub

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

جَارُ الدَّارِ أَحَقُّ بِدَارِ الْجَارِ أَوِ الأَرْضِ ‏"

Narrated Samurah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A neighbour has the best claim to the house or land of the neighbour.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3517).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( جَار الدَّار أَحَقّ إِلَخْ ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيّ : وَهَذَا أَيْضًا قَدْ يُحْتَمَل أَنْ يَتَنَاوَل عَلَى الْجَار الْمُشَارِك دُون الْمُقَاسِم كَمَا قُلْنَا فِي الْحَدِيث الْأَوَّل , وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمُوا فِي إِسْنَاده. قَالَ يَحْيَى بْن مَعِين : لَمْ يَسْمَع الْحَسَن مِنْ سَمُرَة وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ صَحِيفَة وَقَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ , وَقَالَ غَيْره : سَمِعَ الْحَسَن مِنْ سَمُرَة حَدِيث الْعَقِيقَة اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيّ , وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ حَسَن صَحِيح هَذَا آخِر كَلَامه. وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ اِخْتِلَاف الْأَئِمَّة فِي سَمَاع الْحَسَن عَنْ سَمُرَة وَالْأَكْثَر عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُسْمَع مِنْهُ إِلَّا حَدِيث الْعَقِيقَة.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3517
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3517
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3517
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3517

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (11236)جَارُ الدَّارِ أَحَقُّ بِدَّارِ الْجَارِ
  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (635)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِدَارِ الْجَارِ أَوِ الأَرْضِ
  • تأويل مختلف الحديث لابن قتيبة (68)جَارُ الدَّارِ أَحَقُّ بِدَارِ الْجَارِ ، أَوِ الأَرْضِ

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