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Sunan Abu Dawud 4929

Chapter: The ruling regarding effeminate men

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4929

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُرْوَةَ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا مُخَنَّثٌ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخِيهَا إِنْ يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا دَلَلْتُكَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ ‏"

Umm Salamah said that the Prophet (May peace be upon him) came upon her when there was with her an effeminate man (mukhannath) who said to her brother ‘Abd Allah (b. Abi Umayyah) :

if Allah conquers al-Ta’if for you tomorrow, I shall lead you to a woman who has four folds of fats in front and eight behind. Thereupon the Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: Put them out of your houses.

Abu Dawud said : The woman had four folds of fat on her belly.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4929) and Ibn Majah (No. 2614).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِنْ يَفْتَح اللَّه الطَّائِف ) : أَيْ حِصْنه ( دَلَلْتُك ) : وَفِي رِوَايَة الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم : أَدُلّك ( عَلَى اِمْرَأَة تُقْبِل بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِر بِثَمَانٍ ) : أَيْ أَرْبَع عُكَن وَثَمَان عُكَن مَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ لَهَا أَرْبَع عُكَن تُقْبِل بِهِنَّ مِنْ كُلّ نَاحِيَة ثِنْتَانِ وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَة طَرَفَانِ فَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ صَارَتْ الْأَطْرَاف ثَمَانِيَة ( أَخْرِجُوهُمْ ) : أَيْ الْمُخَنَّثِينَ ( مِنْ بُيُوتكُمْ ) : قَالَ الْقَارِي : الْخِطَاب بِالْجَمْعِ الْمُذَكَّر تَعْظِيمًا لِأُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ) : أَيْ مُفَسِّرًا لِقَوْلِهِ تُقْبِل بِأَرْبَعٍ إِلَخْ ( كَانَ لَهَا أَرْبَع عُكَن ) : جَمْع عُكْنَة بِالضَّمِّ وَهُوَ مَا اِنْطَوَى وَتَثَنَّى مِنْ لَحْم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4929
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4929
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (2535) Sahih Muslim (2180) The hadith No. 4929
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4929

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