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

Sunan Abu Dawud 3620

Chapter: How the oath should be sworn

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3620

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ - يَعْنِي لِرَجُلٍ حَلَّفَهُ - ‏"

‏ احْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ مَا لَهُ عِنْدَكَ شَىْءٌ ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to a man whom he asked to take an oath: Swear by Allah except whom there is no god that you have nothing belonging to him, i.e. the plaintiff.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3620).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( حَلَّفَهُ ) : بِتَشْدِيدِ اللَّام أَيْ أَرَادَ تَحْلِيفه وَالْجُمْلَة صِفَة " رَجُل " ( اِحْلِفْ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْأَمْر ( بِاَللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَه إِلَّا هُوَ ) : قَالَ فِي فَتْح الْوَدُود : تُغَلَّظ الْيَمِين بِذِكْرِ بَعْض الصِّفَات ( مَا لَهُ ) : أَيْ لَيْسَ لِلْمُدَّعِي ( يَعْنِي لِلْمُدَّعِي ) : أَيْ يُرِيد النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالضَّمِيرِ الْمَجْرُور فِي قَوْله مَا لَهُ الْمُدَّعِي , وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ لِلْمُدَّعِي. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَفِي إِسْنَاده عَطَاء بْن السَّائِب وَفِيهِ مَقَال. وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ حَدِيثًا مَقْرُونًا.…

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	Weak chainDaif Isnaad	The chain only	No. 3620
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 3620
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3620
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	Weak chainDaif Isnaad	The chain only	No. 3620

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3774

Ibn ‘Abbas told that the Prophet said to a man whom he had asked to take an oath, “Swear by God than Whom there is no god that you have nothing belonging to him,” i.e. the plaintiff. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ حَلَّفَهُ: «احْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَاله عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ» يُعْنَى لِلْمُدَّعِي. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Also reported by… (3)

السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1880)لِرَجُلٍ حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ : مَا لَهُ شَيْءٌ عِنْدَكَ ، يَعْنِي الْمُدَّعِي
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19077)احْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ مَا لَهُ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5797)احْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ ، مَا لَهُ عَلَيْكَ أَوْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ ، فَحَلَفَ

Sunan Abu Dawud 3620

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Ibn ‘Abbas told that the Prophet said to a man whom he had asked to take an oath, “Swear by God than Whom there is no god that you have nothing belonging to him,” i.e. the plaintiff. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Ibn ‘Abbas told that the Prophet said to a man whom he had asked to take an oath, “Swear by God than Whom there is no god that you have nothing belonging to him,” i.e. the plaintiff. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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