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

Sunan Abu Dawud 3613

Chapter: Two men who claim something but have no proof

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3613

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ

، ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا أَوْ دَابَّةً إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْسَتْ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَجَعَلَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَهُمَا ‏.‏

Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari:

Two men claimed a camel or an animal and brought the case to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). But as neither of them produced any proof, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) declared that they should share it equally.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3613).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَيْسَتْ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَة ) : قَالَ فِي فَتْح الْوَدُود : أَيْ بِعَيْنِهِ بَلْ لَهُمَا أَوْ لَا بَيِّنَة أَصْلًا ( فَجَعَلَهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنهمَا ) : أَيْ قَسَمَهُ بَيْنهمَا نِصْفَيْنِ. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : يُشْبِه أَنْ يَكُون هَذَا الْبَعِير أَوْ الدَّابَّة كَانَ فِي أَيْدِيهمَا مَعًا فَجَعَلَهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنهمَا لِاسْتِوَائِهِمَا فِي الْمِلْك بِالْيَدِ وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُونَا بِنَفْسِ الدَّعْوَى يَسْتَحِقَّانِهِ لَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْء فِي يَد غَيْرهمَا اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْقَارِي : أَوْ فِي يَد غَيْرِ مُنَازِعٍ لَهُمَا اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ. ( فَبَعَث…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif ضعيف	The hadith	No. 3613
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3613
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 3613

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3772

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari told that two men laid claim to a camel in the time of God’s Messenger and both of them sent two witnesses, so the Prophet divided it in halves between them.* Abu Dawud transmitted it. A version by Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and him says that two men laid claim to a camel, but as neither…

وَعَن أبي مُوسَى الأشعريِّ: أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنَ فَقَسَّمَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

Also reported by… (6)

السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1921)رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنِ ، فَقَسَمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19557)رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا ، فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنِ فَقَسَمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا
تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (1897)فَجَعَلَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ
مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (7227)رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا ، فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنِ ، فَقَسَمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا
مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4172)رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا فِي بَعِيرٍ ، فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنِ ، فَقَسَمَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا
مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4173)رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا فِي بَعِيرٍ ، فَبَعَثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا شَاهِدَيْنِ ، فَقَسَمَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا .

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1427

Two men had a disputer over an animal, and neither of them had a proof. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a ruling that it be divided in halves between them. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i, and the wording is his (an-Nasa'i) who said that it's chain of narrators is Jayyid (good)].

وَعَنْ أَبَى مُوسَى [ اَلْأَشْعَرِيِّ ] ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اِخْتَصَمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فِي دَابَّةٍ, لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ, فَقَضَى بِهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ…

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Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2329

he said that two men laid claim to an animal, and neither of them had any proof, so the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded them to cast lots as to which of them should swear an oath.

أَنْ يَسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3616

Two men disputed about some property and brought the case to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), but neither of them could produce any proof. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cast lots about the oath whatever it may be, whether they like it or dislike it.

اسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ مَا كَانَ أَحَبَّا ذَلِكَ أَوْ كَرِهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2330

two men referred a dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning an animal, and neither of them had proof, so he ruled that it should be divided in half.

اخْتَصَمَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلاَنِ بَيْنَهُمَا دَابَّةٌ وَلَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَجَعَلَهَا بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 10368

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ خِلَاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا دَابَّةً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَأَمَرَهُمَا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18778

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari Arabic only

Sunan Abu Dawud 3613

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Two men had a disputer over an animal, and neither of them had a proof. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a ruling that it be divided in halves between them. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i, and the wording is his (an-Nasa'i) who said that it's chain of narrators is Jayyid (good)].

he said that two men laid claim to an animal, and neither of them had any proof, so the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded them to cast lots as to which of them should swear an oath.

Two men disputed about some property and brought the case to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), but neither of them could produce any proof. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cast lots about the oath whatever it may be, whether they like it or dislike it.

two men referred a dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning an animal, and neither of them had proof, so he ruled that it should be divided in half.

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Two men had a disputer over an animal, and neither of them had a proof. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a ruling that it be divided in halves between them. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i, and the wording is his (an-Nasa'i) who said that it's chain of narrators is Jayyid (good)].

he said that two men laid claim to an animal, and neither of them had any proof, so the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded them to cast lots as to which of them should swear an oath.

Two men disputed about some property and brought the case to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), but neither of them could produce any proof. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cast lots about the oath whatever it may be, whether they like it or dislike it.

two men referred a dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning an animal, and neither of them had proof, so he ruled that it should be divided in half.

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