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Sunan Abu DawudPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4484

Chapter: One who drinks khamr repeatedly

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4484

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ الأَنْطَاكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"

‏ إِذَا سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him if he does it again a fourth time, kill him.

Abu Dawud said: And there is a similar tradition of Umar ibn AbuSalamah, from his father, on the authority of AbuHurayrah, from the Prophet (ﷺ): If he drinks wine, flog him if he does it so again, a fourth time, kill him.

Abu Dawud said: And there is similar tradition of Suhail from Abu Salih on the authority of Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (ﷺ): It they drink a fourth time, kill them. And there is similar tradition of Ibn Abi Nu'm on the authority of Ibn 'Umar from Prophet (ﷺ). There is also similar tradition of 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr from the Prophet (ﷺ), and from Sharid from the Prophet (ﷺ). And in the tradition of al-Jadli from Mu'awiyah, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: If he does so again third or fourth time, kill him.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4484), Ibn Majah (No. 2572) and Ahmad (No. 7570, 10143).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِذَا سَكَرَ ) : أَيْ مِنْ الشَّرَاب. قَالَ فِي أَقْرَب الْمَوَارِد : سَكَرَ مِنْ الشَّرَاب سُكْرًا نَقِيض صَحَا ( فَإِنْ عَادَ الرَّابِعَة فَاقْتُلُوهُ ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل ظَاهِر لِمَنْ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّارِب يُقْتَل بَعْد الرَّابِعَة وَهُمْ بَعْض أَهْل الظَّاهِر وَنَصَرَهُ اِبْن حَزْم وَقَوَّاهُ السُّيُوطِيُّ أَيْضًا كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ , وَيَجِيء بَعْض الْكَلَام فِي هَذَا قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ اِنْتَهَى وَقَالَ الزَّيْلَعِيُّ وَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي صَحِيحه وَالْحَاكِم فِي الْمُسْتَدْرَك وَقَالَ صَحِيح عَلَى شَرْط مُسْلِم وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ اِنْتَهَى. ( قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَكَذَا حَدِيث عُمَر بْن أَبِي سَلَمَة عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة ع…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 4484
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 4484
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 4484

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2572

“If he gets drunk, then whip him. If he does it again, then whip him. If he does it again, then whip him.' And he said concerning the fourth time: 'If he does it again, then strike his neck (i.e., execute him).' ”

"‏ إِذَا سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ ‏"‏ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (16089)إِذَا سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، فَإِنْ عَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5019)إِذَا سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ إِنْسَكِرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ : فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (4609)إِذَا سَكِرَ ، فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ ، فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، ثُمَّ إِنْ سَكِرَ ، فَاجْلِدُوهُ ، فَإِنْ عَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ ، فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ

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