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

Sunan Abu Dawud 3638

Chapter: Regarding judicial matters

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3638

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَثِيرٍ - عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ كُبَرَاءَهُمْ، يَذْكُرُونَ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ كَانَ لَهُ سَهْمٌ فِي بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ فَخَاصَمَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَهْزُورٍ - يَعْنِي السَّيْلَ الَّذِي يَقْتَسِمُونَ مَاءَهُ - فَقَضَى بَيْنَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ

الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ لاَ يَحْبِسُ الأَعْلَى عَلَى الأَسْفَلِ ‏.‏

Narrated Tha'labah ibn AbuMalik:

Tha'labah heard his elders say that a man from the Quraysh had his share with Banu Qurayzah (in water). He brought the dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about al-Mahzur, a stream whose water they shared together. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then decided that when water reached the ankles waters should not be held back to flow to the lower.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3638).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فِي مَهْزُور ) : بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم وَسُكُون الْهَاء بَعْدهَا زَاي مَضْمُومَة ثُمَّ وَاو سَاكِنَة ثُمَّ رَاءٌ وَهُوَ وَادِي بَنِي قُرَيْظَة بِالْحِجَازِ. قَالَ الْبَكْرِيّ فِي الْمُعْجَم : هُوَ وَادٍ مِنْ أَوْدِيَة الْمَدِينَة وَقِيلَ مَوْضِع سُوق الْمَدِينَة. وَقَالَ اِبْن الْأَثِير وَالْمُنْذِرِيُّ : أَمَّا مَهْرُوز بِتَقْدِيمِ الرَّاء عَلَى الزَّاي فَمَوْضِع سُوق الْمَدِينَة. قَالَهُ فِي النَّيْل ( أَنَّ الْمَاء إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ) : أَيْ كَعْبَيْ رِجْل الْإِنْسَان الْكَائِنَيْنِ عِنْد مَفْصِل السَّاق وَالْقَدَم ( لَا يَحْبِس الْأَعْلَى عَلَى الْأَسْفَل ) : الْمُرَاد مِنْ الْأَعْلَى مَنْ يَكُون مَبْدَأ الْمَاء مِنْ نَاحِيَته وَالْمَعْنَى لَا يُمْسِك الْأَعْلَى الْمَاء عَلَى الْأَسْفَل ب…

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Scholars’ grades

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

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3638
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3638
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3638
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3638

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  • الاستذكار (828)الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ لا يَحْبِسُ الأَعْلَى عَنِ الأَسْفَلِ
  • الخراج ليحيى بن آدم (270)الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ , لا يَحْبِسُ الأَعْلَى عَلَى الأَسْفَلِ
  • الخراج ليحيى بن آدم (272)الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ , لا يُحْبَسُ الأَعْلَى عَلَى الأَسْفَلِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10962)الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ، لا يَحْبِسُ الأَعْلَى عَنِ الأَسْفَلِ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4779)فَقَضَى أَنَّ الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ، لا يَحْبِسُ الأَعْلَى عَلَى الأَسْفَلِ .
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (28485)فِي مَهْزُورٍ ؛ وَادِي بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ : أَنْ يَحْبِسَ الْمَاءَ إلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ , لَا يَحْبِسُ الْأَعْلَى عَلَى الْأَسْفَلِ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (183)الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ، لا يُحْبَسُ عَلَى الأَسْفَلِ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3005

‘Amr b. Shu'aib, on his father’s authority, said his grandfather told that God’s Messenger decided regarding the stream al-Mahzur* that its water should be held back till it reached the ankles and that the upper waters should then be allowed to flow to the lower. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted…

وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى فِي السَّيْلِ الْمَهْزُورِ أَنْ يُمْسَكَ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرْسَلَ الْأَعْلَى…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 3637

A man disputed with az-Zubayr about streamlets in the lava plain which was irrigated by them. The Ansari said: Release the water and let it run, but az-Zubayr refused. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to az-Zubayr: Water (your ground), Zubayr, then let the water run to your neighbour. The Ansari then…

اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى جَارِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَغَضِبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ اسْقِ ثُمَّ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2361

When a man from the Ansar quarreled with Az-Zubair, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then let the water flow (to the land of the others)." "On that the Ansari said, (to the Prophet), "It is because he is your aunt's son." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Zubair!…

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Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2481

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled concerning the stream of Mahzur that the higher ground took precedence over the lower, so the higher ground should be irrigated until the water reached the ankles, then it should be released to those who were lower.

قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَيْلِ مَهْزُورٍ الأَعْلَى فَوْقَ الأَسْفَلِ يَسْقِي الأَعْلَى إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ ‏.‏

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2483

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled concerning the irrigation of palm trees from streams, that the higher ground should be irrigated before the lower, and that the water should be allowed to reach the ankles, then released to flow the nearest lower ground, and so on, until all the fields were watered…

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