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Sunan Abu DawudThe Book of Manumission of Slaves

Sunan Abu Dawud 3951

Chapter: Regarding One Who Acquires A Mahram Relative As A Slave

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3951

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ

مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ ‏.‏

Qatadah reported 'Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) as saying:

If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3951, 3950, 3952).

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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 AuthenticSahih Maqtu صحيح مقطوع The hadith No. 3951
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3951
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih Maqtu The hadith No. 3951

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3952

The narrator sa'id retained te tradition more carefully than Hammad.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، وَالْحَسَنِ، مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَعِيدٌ أَحْفَظُ مِنْ حَمَّادٍ ‏.‏

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