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Sunan Abu DawudModel Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4722

Chapter: The Jahmiyyah

Good (hasan) 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4722

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْفَضْلِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُتْبَةُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي تَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏

فَإِذَا قَالُوا ذَلِكَ فَقُولُوا ‏‏{‏ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ * لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ * وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ‏}‏ ثُمَّ لْيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلاَثًا وَلْيَسْتَعِذْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: He then mentioned a tradition like it. This version adds: When they propound that, say: "Say Allah is one. Allah is He to Whom men repair. He has not begotten and He has not been begotten, and no one is equal to Him." Then one should spit three times on his left side and seek refuge in Allah from Satan.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4722).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَذَكَرَ نَحْوه ) أَيْ نَحْو الْحَدِيث السَّابِق ( فَإِذَا قَالُوا ذَلِكَ ) أَيْ ذَلِكَ الْقَوْل يَعْنِي هَذَا خَلْق اللَّه الْخَلْق إِلَخْ ( فَقُولُوا ) أَيْ فِي رَدّ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَة أَوْ الْوَسْوَسَة ( اللَّه أَحَد ) الْأَحَد هُوَ الَّذِي لَا ثَانِي لَهُ فِي الذَّات وَلَا فِي الصِّفَات ( اللَّه الصَّمَد ) أَيْ الْمَرْجِع فِي الْحَوَائِج الْمُسْتَغْنِي عَنْ كُلّ أَحَد ( وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا ) أَيْ مُكَافِيًا وَمُمَاثِلًا ( أَحَد ) اِسْم لَمْ يَكُنْ ( ثُمَّ لْيَتْفُل ) بِضَمِّ الْفَاء وَيُكْسَر أَيْ لِيَبْصُق ( ثَلَاثًا ) أَيْ لِيُلْقِ الْبُزَاق مِنْ الْفَم ثَلَاث مَرَّات وَهُوَ عِبَارَة عَنْ كَرَاهَة الشَّيْء وَالنُّفُور عَنْهُ ( وَلْيَسْتَعِذْ مِنْ الشَّيْطَان ) الِاسْتِعَاذَة ط…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 4722
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 4722
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4722

Other versions

Good chain (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 75

God created all things, but who created God? When they propound that, say, ‘God is one. God is He to whom men repair. He has not begotten and He has not been begotten, and no one is equal to Him.” 1 Then one should spit three times on his left side and seek refuge in God from the accursed devil.”…

" لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ حَتَّى يُقَالَ: هَذَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ؟ فَإِذَا قَالُوا ذَلِك فَقولُوا الله أحد الله الصَّمد لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كفوا أحد…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • السنة لابن أبي عاصم (527)يُوشِكُ النَّاسُ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ حَتَّى يَقُولَ قَائِلُهُمْ : هَذَا اللَّهُ خَالِقُ الْخَلْقِ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ؟ فَإِذَا قَالُوا ذَلِكَ ، فَقُلِ : اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ سورة الإخلاص آية 2 - 4 ، ثُمَّ لِي
  • عمل اليوم والليلة لابن السني (621)يُوشِكُ النَّاسُ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ ، حَتَّى يَقُولَ قَائِلُهُمْ : هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ؟ فَإِذَا قَالُوا ذَلِكَ ، فَقُولُوا : اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ، لَمْ يَلِدْ ، وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ، ثُمَّ لْيَتْفُ

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Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1286

Anas ibn Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'People will continue to ask about things that do not exist to such an extent that they will say, "Allah created everything, so who created Allah?"'"

وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ السَّكُونِيِّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَرْزُبَانَ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ‏:‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ لَنْ يَبْرَحَ النَّاسُ…

+ 1 other version

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3276

Satan comes to one of you and says, 'Who created such and such, and who created such and such', until he says: 'Who created your Lord?' If a person experiences this, he should seek refuge with Allah and desist from that

"Satan comes to one of you and says, 'Who created such and such, and who created such and such', until he says: 'Who created your Lord?' If a person experiences this, he should seek refuge with Allah and desist from that."

يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَنْ خَلَقَ رَبَّكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَهُ فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ، وَلْيَنْتَهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4721

People will continue to ask one another(questions) till this is pronounced: Allah created all things, but who created Allah ? Whoever comes across anything of that, he should say: I believe in Allah.

لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ حَتَّى يُقَالَ هَذَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَلْيَقُلْ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions

Authentic Hadith qudsi Mishkat al-Masabih 76

‘God created everything, but who created God?’ ” Bukhari transmitted it. Muslim’s version is: He declared that God said, “Your people will continue to ask, ‘What is this?’ and ‘what is that?’ till they propound this: God created all things, but who created God?”

" قَالَ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجل: إِن أمتك لَا يزالون يَقُولُونَ: مَا كَذَا؟ مَا كَذَا؟ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا: هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجل؟ "

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 135a

People will constantly ask you questions pertaining to knowledge till they would say: Allah created us, but who created Allah? he (the narrator) says: he (Abu Huraira) was (at the time of narrating this hadith) catching hold of the hand of a man and he said: Allah and the Messenger told the truth…

لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَكُمْ عَنِ الْعِلْمِ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَنَا فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَدْ سَأَلَنِي اثْنَانِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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