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Sunan Abu Dawud 3796

Chapter: Regarding eating mastigure

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3796

Narrator:Abd ar-Rahman ibn Shibl

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ، أَنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ ضَمْضَمِ بْنِ زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ الْحُبْرَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِبْلٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ لَحْمِ الضَّبِّ ‏.‏

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Shibl:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to eat the flesh of lizard.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3796).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ أَبِي رَاشِد الْحُبْرَانِيّ ) : بِضَمِّ الْمُهْمَلَة وَسُكُون الْمُوَحَّدَة الشَّامِيّ قِيلَ اِسْمه أَخْضَرُ , وَقِيلَ النُّعْمَان ثِقَة مِنْ الثَّالِثَة ( عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن شِبْل ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمُعْجَمَة وَسُكُون الْمُوَحَّدَة ( نَهَى عَنْ أَكْل لَحْم الضَّبّ ) :. قَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي الْفَتْح : أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِسَنَدٍ حَسَنٍ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ رِوَايَة إِسْمَاعِيل بْن عَيَّاش عَنْ ضَمْضَم بْن زُرْعَة عَنْ شُرَيْح بْن عُبَيْد عَنْ أَبِي رَاشِد الْحُبْرَانِيّ عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن شِبْل. وَحَدِيث اِبْن عَيَّاش عَنْ الشَّامِيِّينَ قَوِيّ وَهَؤُلَاءِ شَامِيُّونَ ثِقَات , وَلَا يُغْتَرّ بِقَوْلِ الْخَطَّابِيِّ لَيْسَ إِسْنَاده بِذَلِكَ , وَقَوْلِ اِبْن حَزْم فِيهِ ضُعَف…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 3796
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3796
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3796

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