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Sunan Abu DawudThe Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3598

Chapter: Regarding a man who helps someone in a dispute without knowing about the case

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3598

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الْعُمَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي الْمُثَنَّى بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَنْ أَعَانَ عَلَى خُصُومَةٍ بِظُلْمٍ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) through different chain of narrators to the same effect. In this version he also said:

"He who assits in a dispute unjustly deserves the anger of Allah, Most High.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3598).

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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 WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 3598
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3598
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3598
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