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

Sunan Abu Dawud 4559

Chapter: Diyah For Lost Limbs

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4559

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ وَالأَسْنَانُ سَوَاءٌ الثَّنِيَّةُ وَالضِّرْسُ سَوَاءٌ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The fingers are equal and the teeth are equal. The front tooth and the molar tooth are equal, this and that are equal.

Abu Dawud said: Nadr b. Shumail transmitted it from Shu'bah to the same effect as mentioned by 'Abd al-Samad. Abu Dawud said: al-Darimi narrated it to me from al-Nadr.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4559).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَالْأَسْنَان سَوَاء ) : فَفِي كُلّ سِنّ خَمْس مِنْ الْإِبِل ( الثَّنِيَّة وَالضِّرْس سَوَاء ) : الثَّنِيَّة وَاحِدَة الثَّنَايَا وَهِيَ الْأَسْنَان الْمُتَقَدِّمَة اِثْنَتَانِ فَوْق وَاثْنَتَانِ أَسْفَل , وَالضِّرْس وَاحِد الْأَضْرَاس وَهِيَ مَا سِوَى الثَّنَايَا مِنْ الْأَسْنَان , يَعْنِي أَنَّ الْأَسْنَان كُلّهَا سَوَاء لَا تَفَاوُت فِيمَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَمَا يُفْتَقَر إِلَيْهَا كُلّ الِافْتِقَار وَمَا لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ ( هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاء ) : يَعْنِي الْإِبْهَام وَالْخِنْصَر ( حَدَّثَنَاهُ الدَّارِمِيُّ عَنْ النَّضْر ) : أَيْ اِبْن شُمَيْلٍ , وَالضَّمِير الْمَنْصُوب فِي حَدَّثَنَاهُ يَرْجِع إِلَى مَا رَوَاهُ النَّضْر بْن شُمَيْلٍ. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ ال…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4559
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4559
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 4559

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3495

He reported God’s Messenger as saying, “The fingers and toes are equal,1 the teeth are equal, the front tooth and the molar tooth are equal, this and that are equal.”2 Abu Dawud transmitted it. 1. In this tradition only al-asabi' is given, whereas the asabi of the hands and the feet are specified…

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «الأصابعُ سواءٌ والأسنانُ سواءٌ الثَنِيَّةُ وَالضِّرْسُ سَوَاءٌ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2938)الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ ، وَالأَسْنَانُ سَوَاءٌ ، الثَّنِيَّةُ ، وَالضِّرْسُ سَوَاءٌ ، هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1407)الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ ، وَالأَسْنَانُ سَوَاءٌ ، وَالثَّنِيَّةُ وَالضِّرْسُ سَوَاءٌ ، هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (14944)الأَصَابِعُ سَوَاءٌ ، وَالأَسْنَانُ سَوَاءٌ ، الثَّنِيَّةُ وَالضِّرْسُ سَوَاءٌ ، هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ

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