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

Sunan Abu Dawud 4558

Chapter: Diyah For Lost Limbs

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4558

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"

‏ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَعْنِي الإِبْهَامَ وَالْخِنْصَرَ ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: This and that are equal, that is, the thumb and the little finger.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4558).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاء قَالَ يَعْنِي الْإِبْهَام وَالْخِنْصَر ) : قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4558
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (6895) The hadith No. 4558
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4558

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2935)هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ ، يَعْنِي : الإِبْهَامَ وَالْخَنْصَرَ
  • الديات لابن أبي عاصم (116)هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ , يَعْنِي الإِبْهَامَ وَالْخِنْصَرَ

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