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Sunan Abu DawudPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4429

Chapter: Stoning of Ma'iz bin Malik

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4429

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَمِّ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، بِنَحْوِهِ زَادَ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ رُبِطَ إِلَى شَجَرَةٍ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ وَقَفَ ‏.‏

A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurrairah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:

The narrator Hasan b. “All said: The transmitters have differed in the wordings (of this tradition) reported to me. Some said: He (Ma’iz) was tied to a tree, and others said: He was made to stand.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4429, 4428).

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 4429
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4429
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4429
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4429

Other versions

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 4428

A man of the tribe of Aslam came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and testified four times against himself that he had had illicit intercourse with a woman, while all the time the Prophet (ﷺ) was turning away from him. Then when he confessed a fifth time, he turned round and asked: Did you have intercourse with…

أَنِكْتَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ حَتَّى غَابَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَمَا يَغِيبُ الْمِرْوَدُ فِي الْمُكْحُلَةِ وَالرِّشَاءُ فِي الْبِئْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 3627

Abu Huraira told that al-Aslami (i.e. Ma’iz. See p. 759) came to the Prophet and testified four times that he had had illicit intercourse with a woman, while he all the time was turning away from him. Then when he confessed a fifth time he turned round and asked if he had had intercourse with her…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: جَاءَ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَشَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ امْرَأَةً حَرَامًا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يُعْرِضُ عَنْهُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1462)أَنَّ الأَسْلَمِيَّ ، جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، فَشَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ امْرَأَةً حَرَامًا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يُعْرِضُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَقْبَلَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ ، فَقَالَ : أَنِكْتَهَا ؟ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ . قَالَ : حَتَّى غَابَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا ؟ ، قَالَ : نَعَ
  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (801)أَنِكْتَهَا ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : حَتَّى غَابَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا كَمَا يَغِيبُ الْمِرْوَدُ فِي الْمُكْحُلَةِ وَالرِّشَاءُ فِي الْبِئْرِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : تَدْرِي مَا الزِّنَا ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، أَتَيْتُ مِنْهَا حَرَامًا مَا يَأْتِي الرَّجُلُ مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ حَلالا ، قَا
  • سنن الدارقطني (3010)مَا نِلْتُمَا مِنْ عِرْضِ أَخِيكُمَا آنِفًا أَشَدُّ مِنْ أَكْلِ الْمَيْتَةِ , وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهُ الآنَ لَفِي أَنْهَارِ الْجَنَّةِ يَنْغَمِسُ فِيهَا
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (12969)جَاءَ الأَسْلَمِيُّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَشَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ حُرَّةً حَرَامًا أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ ، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يُعْرِضُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَقْبَلَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ ، قَالَ : أَنِكْتَهَا ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : حَتَّى غَابَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا , كَمَا يَغِيبُ الْمِرْوَدُ ف

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