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

Sunan Abu Dawud 4557

Chapter: Diyah For Lost Limbs

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4557

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ غَالِبٍ التَّمَّارِ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنِ الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ عَشْرٌ عَشْرٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"

Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The fingers are equal. I asked: Ten camels for each? He replied: Yes.

Abu Dawud said: Muhammad b. Ja'far transmitted it from Shu'bah, from Ghalib, saying: I heard Masruq b. Aws ; and Isma'il transmitted it, saying: Ghalib al-Tammar transmitted it to me through the chain of Abu al-Walid ; and Hanzlah b. Abi Safiyyah transmitted it from Ghalib through the chain of Isma'il.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4557).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قُلْت عَشْر عَشْر ) : أَيْ هَلْ فِي كُلّ إِصْبَع عَشْر مِنْ الْإِبِل ( قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّد بْن جَعْفَر إِلَخْ ) : الْمَقْصُود مِنْ هَذَا الْكَلَام بَيَان اِخْتِلَاف أَلْفَاظ الرِّوَايَة , فَفِي رِوَايَة مُحَمَّد بْن جَعْفَر رَوَى غَالِب عَنْ مَسْرُوق بِلَفْظِ السَّمَاع , وَفِي رِوَايَة أَبِي الْوَلِيد الْمَذْكُورَة بِالْعَنْعَنَةِ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل شُعْبَة وَإِسْمَاعِيل بَيْن غَالِب وَمَسْرُوق وَاسِطَة وَجَعَلَ سَعِيد بْن أَبِي عَرُوبَة بَيْنهمَا وَاسِطَة حُمَيْدِ بْن هِلَال , ثُمَّ رَوَى سَعِيد وَشُعْبَة عَنْ غَالِب بِالْعَنْعَنَةِ , وَرَوَى إِسْمَاعِيل وَحَنْظَلَة عَنْ غَالِب بِالتَّحْدِيثِ وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4557
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4557
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4557

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2929)الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ قَلْتُ : عَشْرٌ عَشْرٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ
  • شرح السنة (2544)الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ قُلْتُ : عَشْرٌ عَشْرٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6146)الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ ، قُلْتُ : عَشْرٌ عَشْرٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ

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