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Sunan Abu DawudPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4487

Chapter: One who drinks khamr repeatedly

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4487

Narrator:Abd ar-Rahman ibn Azhar

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ الْمِصْرِيُّ ابْنُ أَخِي، رِشْدِينَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَزْهَرَ، قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الآنَ وَهُوَ فِي الرِّحَالِ يَلْتَمِسُ رَحْلَ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ‏"‏

اضْرِبُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِالنِّعَالِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِالْعَصَا وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِالْمِيتَخَةِ - قَالَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ الْجَرِيدَةُ الرَّطْبَةُ - ثُمَّ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تُرَابًا مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَرَمَى بِهِ فِي وَجْهِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Azhar:

I can still picture myself looking at the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was among the camps of the Companions seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid, when a man who had drunk wine was brought before him. He asked the people: Beat him. Some struck him with sandals, some with sticks and some with fresh branches of the palm-tree (mitakhah). Ibn Wahb said: This (mitakhah) means green palm fronds. Then the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) took some dust from the ground and threw it on his face.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4487).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن أَزْهَر ) : أَيْ الْقُرَشِيّ وَهُوَ اِبْن أَخِي عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن عَوْف شَهِدَ حُنَيْنًا رَوَى عَنْهُ اِبْنه عَبْد الْحَمِيد وَغَيْره مَاتَ بِالْحَرَّةِ ذَكَرَهُ صَاحِب الْمِشْكَاة فِي الْإِكْمَال فِي الصَّحَابَة ( كَأَنِّي أَنْظُر إِلَى رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْآن ) : الْمَقْصُود بَيَان اِسْتِحْضَار الْقِصَّة كَالْعِيَانِ ( وَهُوَ ) : أَيْ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( فِي الرِّحَال ) : بِكَسْرِ الرَّاء جَمْع رَحْل بِالْفَتْحِ بِمَعْنَى الْمَنْزِل وَالْمَسْكَن ( يَلْتَمِس ) : أَيْ يَطْلُب ( وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِالْمِيتَخَةِ ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَسُكُون التَّحْتِيَّة وَبَعْدهَا تَاء مُثَنَّاة فَوْقِيَّة ثُمَّ خ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 4487
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 4487
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 4487

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I can still picture myself looking at God’s Messenger when a man who had drunk wine was brought before him and he told the people to beat him. Some struck him with sandals, some with sticks and some with mitakhas. Ibn Wahb said this means green palm fronds. Then God’s Messenger took some dust from…

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَزْهَرِ قَالَ: كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ: «اضْرِبُوهُ» فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ…

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