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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4814

Chapter: Regarding gratitude for acts of kindness

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4814

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

مَنْ أَبْلَى بَلاَءً فَذَكَرَهُ فَقَدْ شَكَرَهُ وَإِنْ كَتَمَهُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَهُ ‏"

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If someone is donated something, and he mentions it, he thanks for it, and if he conceals it, he is ungrateful for it.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4814).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مَنْ أُبْلِيَ بَلَاء ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول أَيْ أُعْطِيَ عَطَاء , وَالْبَلَاء يُسْتَعْمَل فِي الْخَيْر وَالشَّرّ لَكِنْ أَصْله الِاخْتِبَار وَالْمِحْنَة , وَأَكْثَر مَا يُسْتَعْمَل فِي الْخَيْر : قَالَ اللَّه تَعَالَى { بَلَاء حَسَنًا } ( فَذَكَرَهُ فَقَدْ شَكَرَهُ ) : مِنْ آدَاب النِّعْمَة أَنْ يَذْكُر الْمُعْطِي فَإِذَا ذَكَرَهُ فَقَدْ شَكَرَهُ وَمَعَ الذِّكْر يَشْكُرهُ وَيُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ ( وَإِنْ كَتَمَهُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَهُ ) : أَيْ سَتَرَ نِعْمَة الْعَطَاء , وَالْكُفْر فِي اللُّغَة الْغِطَاء. وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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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 صحيح The hadith No. 4814
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4814
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4814

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  • أخبار أصبهان لأبي نعيم (855)مَنْ أُبْلِيَ بَلاءً فَذَكَرَهُ فَقَدْ شَكَرَهُ ، وَمَنْ كَتَمَهُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَهُ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3023

Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, “If anyone is given a gift and has the means he should make a return for it, but if he has not the means he should express commendation, for he who expresses commendation has given thanks, he who conceals a matter has been ungrateful, and he who decks himself…

وَعَنْ جَابِرٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ أُعْطِيَ عَطَاءً فَوَجَدَ فَلْيُجْزِ بِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَلْيُثْنِ فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَثْنَى فَقَدْ شَكَرَ وَمَنْ كَتَمَ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ وَمَنْ…

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