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Sunan Abu Dawud 5149

Chapter: The virtue of one who takes care of an orphan

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5149

Narrator:Awf ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّهَّاسُ بْنُ قَهْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَدَّادٌ أَبُو عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

أَنَا وَامْرَأَةٌ سَفْعَاءُ الْخَدَّيْنِ كَهَاتَيْنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَوْمَأَ يَزِيدُ بِالْوُسْطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ ‏"‏ امْرَأَةٌ آمَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ حَبَسَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى يَتَامَاهَا حَتَّى بَانُوا أَوْ مَاتُوا ‏"

Narrated Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i':

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I and a woman whose cheeks have become black shall on the Day of Resurrection be like these two (pointing to the middle and forefinger), i.e. a woman of rank and beauty who has been bereft of her husband and devotes herself to her fatherless children till they go their separate ways or die.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5149) and Ahmad (No. 22880, 22882).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَخْبَرَنَا النَّهَّاس ) : بِفَتْحِ النُّون وَتَشْدِيد الْهَاء ثُمَّ مُهْمَلَة ( اِبْن قَهْمٍ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْقَاف وَسُكُون الْهَاء ( أَنَا وَامْرَأَة سَفْعَاء الْخَدَّيْنِ ) : أَيْ مُتَغَيِّرَة لَوْن الْخَدَّيْنِ لِمَا يُكَابِدهَا مِنْ الْمَشَقَّة وَالضَّنْك. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : السَّفْعَاء هِيَ الَّتِي تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنهَا إِلَى الْكُمُودَة وَالسَّوَاد مِنْ طُول الْأَيْمَة كَأَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذ مِنْ سَفْع النَّار وَهُوَ أَنْ يُصِيب لَفْحهَا سَيِّئًا فَيَسْوَدّ مَكَانه , يُرِيد بِذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَة قَدْ حَبَسَتْ نَفْسهَا عَلَى أَوْلَادهَا وَلَمْ تَتَزَوَّج فَتَحْتَاج إِلَى أَنْ تَتَزَيَّن وَتَصْنَع نَفْسهَا لِزَوْجِهَا اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ الشَّيْخ عَبْد الْحَقّ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 5149
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5149
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5149

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  • العيال (83)أَنَا وَامْرَأَةٌ سَفْعَاءُ الْخَدَّيْنِ ، أَيِمَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ ، وَجَمَالٍ حَبَسَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى يَتَامَاهَا ، حَتَّى بَانُوا ، أَوْ مَاتُوا ، أَنَا وَهِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَهَاتَيْنِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 5150

Sahl (b. Sa’d) reported the prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying; I and the one who takes the responsibility of an orphan will be in Paradise thus, and he joined his middle finger and forefinger.

أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ كَهَاتَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَرَنَ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ الْوُسْطَى وَالَّتِي تَلِي الإِبْهَامَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d + 1 other version

Authentic Muwatta Malik 1737

Yahya related to me from Malik that Safwan ibn Sulaym heard that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I and the one who guards the orphan, whether for himself or for someone else, will be like these two in the Garden, when he has taqwa," indicating his middle and index…

"‏ أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ لَهُ أَوْ لِغَيْرِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَهَاتَيْنِ إِذَا اتَّقَى ‏"

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1917

the Prophet said: Whoever takes in an orphan among the Muslims to raise, to feed him and give him drink, Allah admits him into Paradise without a doubt, unless he has done a sin for which he is not forgiven."

"‏ مَنْ قَبَضَ يَتِيمًا بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى طَعَامِهِ وَشَرَابِهِ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ الْبَتَّةَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ ذَنْبًا لاَ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18252

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ ضَمَّ…

Narrator: مالك بن الحارث العامري + 2 other versions Arabic only

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