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Sunan Abu Dawud 4055

Chapter: The Concession Allowing Markings And Silk Lines

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4055

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خُصَيْفٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ

الثَّوْبِ الْمُصْمَتِ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ فَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ وَسَدَى الثَّوْبِ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ ‏.‏

Ibn 'Abbas said:

It is only a garment wholly made of silk which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade, but there is no harm in the ornamented border and the wrap.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4055).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ الثَّوْب الْمُصْمَت ) : بِضَمِّ الْمِيم الْأُولَى وَفَتْح الثَّانِيَة الْمُخَفَّفَة وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَمِيعه حَرِير لَا يُخَالِطهُ قُطْن وَلَا غَيْره , قَالَهُ اِبْن رَسْلَان. وَقَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : هُوَ الثَّوْب الَّذِي يَكُون سَدَاه وَلُحْمَته مِنْ الْحَرِير لَا شَيْء غَيْره , وَمُفَاد الْعِبَارَتَيْنِ وَاحِد ( وَسَدَى الثَّوْب ) : بِفَتْحِ السِّين وَالدَّال بِوَزْنِ الْحَصَى , وَيُقَال سَتَى بِمُثَنَّاةٍ مِنْ فَوْق بَدَل الدَّال لُغَتَانِ بِمَعْنَى وَاحِد وَهُوَ خِلَاف اللَّحْمَة وَهِيَ الَّتِي تُنْسَج مِنْ الْعَرْض وَذَاكَ مِنْ الطُّول , وَالْحَاصِل أَنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ السَّدَى مِنْ الْحَرِير وَاللَّحْمَة مِنْ غَيْره كَالْقُطْنِ وَالصُّوف ( فَلَا بَأْس ) : لِأَنَّ تَمَام الثَّوْب لَا…

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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 The hadith No. 4055
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4055
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4055

Other versions

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 4378

Ibn ‘Abbas said it was only a garment wholly made of silk which God’s messenger forbade, but there was no harm in the ornamented border and the warp. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ثَوْبِ الْمُصْمَتِ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ فَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ وَسَدَى الثَّوْبِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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  • الآداب للبيهقي (470)عَنِ الثَّوْبِ الْمُصْمَتِ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ ، فَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ وَسَدَى الثَّوْبِ فَلا بَأْسَ بِهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3875)الثَّوْبِ الْمُصْمَتِ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ ، فَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ ، وَسِدَاءُ الثَّوْبِ فَلا بَأْسَ بِهِ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (1650)الثَّوْبِ الْمُصْمَتِ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ ، فَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ وَسُدَى الثَّوْبِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ

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