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Sunan Abu DawudTypes of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4518

Chapter: If A Man Kills His Slave Or Mutilates Him, Should Retaliation Be Imposed On Him ?

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Abu Dawud 4518

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ

لاَ يُقَادُ الْحُرُّ بِالْعَبْدِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Hisham, from Qatadah, from Al-Hasan, who said:

"A free man should not be subjected to retaliation in return for a slave."

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4518).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يُقَاد الْحُرّ بِالْعَبْدِ ) : أَيْ لَا يُقْتَصّ مِنْ الْحُرّ إِذَا قَتَلَ الْحُرّ الْعَبْد.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih Maqtu صحيح مقطوع The hadith No. 4518
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4518
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih Maqtu The hadith No. 4518
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