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Sunan Abu DawudPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4464

Chapter: One who has intercourse with an animal

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4464

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَةً فَاقْتُلُوهُ وَاقْتُلُوهَا مَعَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا شَأْنُ الْبَهِيمَةِ قَالَ مَا أُرَاهُ إِلاَّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُؤْكَلَ لَحْمُهَا وَقَدْ عُمِلَ بِهَا ذَلِكَ الْعَمَلُ ‏.‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone has sexual intercourse with an animal, kill him and kill it along with him. I (Ikrimah) said: I asked him (Ibn Abbas): What offence can be attributed to the animal/ He replied: I think he (the Prophet) disapproved of its flesh being eaten when such a thing had been done to it.

Abu Dawud said: This is not a strong tradition.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4464).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَة فَاقْتُلُوهُ ) : أَيْ الْآتِي ( وَاقْتُلُوهَا ) : أَيْ الْبَهِيمَة ( مَعَهُ ) : أَيْ مَعَ الْآتِي. قَالَ فِي اللُّمَعَاتِ : ذَهَبَ الْأَئِمَّة الْأَرْبَع إِلَى أَنَّ مَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَة يُعَزَّر وَلَا يُقْتَل وَالْحَدِيث مَحْمُول عَلَى الزَّجْر وَالتَّشْدِيد اِنْتَهَى ( قَالَ ) : أَيْ عِكْرِمَة ( قُلْت لَهُ ) : أَيْ لِابْنِ عَبَّاس ( مَا شَأْن الْبَهِيمَة ) : أَيْ أَنَّهَا لَا عَقْل لَهَا وَلَا تَكْلِيف عَلَيْهَا فَمَا بَالهَا تُقْتَل ( قَالَ ) : أَيْ اِبْن عَبَّاس ( مَا أُرَاهُ ) : بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول أَيْ مَا أَظُنّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( وَقَدْ عُمِلَ بِهَا ) : أَيْ بِتِلْكَ الْبَهِيمَة ( ذَلِكَ الْعَمَل ) : أَيْ الْقَبِيح ا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 4464
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 4464
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 4464

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Also reported by… (2)
  • شرح السنة (2598)مَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَةً فَاقْتُلُوهُ ، وَاقْتُلُوهَا مَعَهُ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (4479)مَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَةً , فَاقْتُلُوهُ وَاقْتُلُوهَا مَعَهُ

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