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Sunan Abu DawudPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4395

Chapter: Cutting off the hand for a loan if he denies borrowing it

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4395

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، - قَالَ مَخْلَدٌ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، - عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مَخْزُومِيَّةً كَانَتْ تَسْتَعِيرُ الْمَتَاعَ وَتَجْحَدُهُ

فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَا فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهَا ‏.‏

Ibn ‘Umar said:

A Makhzuml woman used to borrow goods and deny having received them, so the prophet (ﷺ) gave orders and her hand was cut off.

Abu Dawud said: Juwairiyyah has transmitted it from Nafi from Ibn ‘Umar or from Safiyyah daughter of Abu ‘Ubaid. This version adds: The prophet (ﷺ) got up and gave an address saying : Is there any woman who repents to Allah, the Exalted, and to his Apostle? He said it three times, That( woman) was present there but she did not get up and speak. Ibn Ghunj transmitted it from Nafi from Safiyyah daughter of Abu ‘Ubaid. This version has : He witnessed to her.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4395).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنَّ اِمْرَأَة مَخْزُومِيَّة كَانَتْ... إِلَخْ ) : وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم عَنْ مَعْمَر عَنْ الزُّهْرِيّ عَنْ عُرْوَة عَنْ عَائِشَة كَانَتْ اِمْرَأَة مَخْزُومِيَّة تَسْتَعِير الْمَتَاع وَتَجْحَدهُ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَطْعِ يَدهَا. وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم عَنْ يُونُس عَنْ الزُّهْرِيّ بِهِ أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْن الْمَرْأَة الْمَخْزُومِيَّة الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ فِي عَهْد رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَة الْفَتْح إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِتِلْكَ الْمَرْأَة الَّتِي سَرَقَتْ فَقُطِعَتْ يَدهَا. وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْأَئِمَّة السِّتَّة عَنْ اللَّيْث بْن سَعْد عَنْ الزُّهْرِيّ بِهِ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظ. وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4395
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 4395
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4395

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