حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ كَانَ هَذَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْزِلَ الْحُدُودُ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ أَنَسٍ .
Muhammad bin Sirin said :
This happened before the prescribed punishments(hudud) were revealed, meaning the tradition of Anas.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4371).
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 |
WeakDaif Muquf |
The hadith |
No. 4371 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 4371 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
AuthenticSahih Bukhari (5686) |
The hadith |
No. 4371 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 4371 |