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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4825

Chapter: Regarding sitting in circles

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4825

Narrator:Jābir ibn Samurah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْوَرْكَانِيُّ، وَهَنَّادٌ، أَنَّ شَرِيكًا، أَخْبَرَهُمْ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ

كُنَّا إِذَا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَلَسَ أَحَدُنَا حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah:

When we came to the Prophet (ﷺ), each one would sit down where there was room.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4825) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 2725).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( جَلَسَ أَحَدنَا حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي ) : أَيْ يَصِل. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ , وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ : حَسَن غَرِيب هَذَا آخِر كَلَامه. وَفِي إِسْنَاده شَرِيك بْن عَبْد اللَّه الْقَاضِي وَفِيهِ مَقَال.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4825
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4825
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4825
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4825

Other versions

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1141

Jabir ibn Samura said, "When we came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, we would sit at the edge of the group."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ كُنَّا إِذَا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَلَسَ أَحَدُنَا حَيْثُ انْتَهَى‏.‏

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