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

Sunan Abu Dawud 3616

Chapter: Two men who claim something but have no proof

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3616

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خِلاَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، اخْتَصَمَا فِي مَتَاعٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

اسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ مَا كَانَ أَحَبَّا ذَلِكَ أَوْ كَرِهَا ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

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.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3616).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ خِلَاس ) : بِكَسْرِ أَوَّله وَتَخْفِيف اللَّام اِبْن عَمْرو الْهَجَرِيّ بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ الْبَصْرِيّ ثِقَة وَكَانَ يُرْسِل مِنْ الثَّانِيَة ( اِسْتَهِمَا ) : أَيْ اِقْتَرِعَا ( مَا كَانَ ) : وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ مَا كَانَا بِصِيغَةِ التَّثْنِيَة قَالَ بَعْضُ الْأَعَاظِم فِي تَعْلِيقَات السُّنَن : لَفْظَة " مَا " فِي مَا كَانَ مَصْدَرٌ أَيْ مَفْعُول مُطْلَق لِكَانَ , كَمَا فِي قَوْله تَعَالَى { مَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ } وَالتَّقْدِير أَيّ غِنَاء أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَكَسْبُهُ. وَكَانَ هَذِهِ تَامَّة وَالضَّمِير فِيهَا عَائِد إِلَى الِاسْتِفْهَام الَّذِي يَتَضَمَّنهُ قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " اسْتَهِمَا " وَجُمْلَة " أَحَبَّا ذَلِكَ أَوْ كَرِهَا " كَالتَ…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 3616
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3616
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 3616
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3616

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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…

+ 1 other version

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 + 1 other version

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 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 3616

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Scholars’ grades

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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 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 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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