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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5237

Chapter: Regarding building

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5237

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الأَسَدِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ فَرَأَى قُبَّةً مُشْرِفَةً فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ هَذِهِ لِفُلاَنٍ - رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ - ‏.‏ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ وَحَمَلَهَا فِي نَفْسِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّاسِ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا حَتَّى عَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ الْغَضَبَ فِيهِ وَالإِعْرَاضَ عَنْهُ فَشَكَا ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُنْكِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ قَالُوا خَرَجَ فَرَأَى قُبَّتَكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى قُبَّتِهِ فَهَدَمَهَا حَتَّى سَوَّاهَا بِالأَرْضِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمْ يَرَهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا فَعَلَتِ الْقُبَّةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا شَكَا إِلَيْنَا صَاحِبُهَا إِعْرَاضَكَ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَهَدَمَهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏

أَمَا إِنَّ كُلَّ بِنَاءٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ إِلاَّ مَا لاَ إِلاَّ مَا لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي مَا لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهُ ‏.‏

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out, and on seeing a high-domed building, he said: What is it?

His companions replied to him: It belongs to so and so, one of the Ansar.

He said: he said nothing but kept the matter in mind. When its owner came and gave him a greeting among the people, he turned away from him. When he had done this several times, the man realised that he was the cause of the anger and the rebuff.

So he complained about it to his companions, saying: I swear by Allah that I cannot understand the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

They said: He went out and saw your domed building. So the man returned to it and demolished it, levelling it to the ground. One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and did not see it.

He asked: What has happened to the domed building?

They replied: Its owner complained to us about your rebuff, and when we informed him about it, he demolished it.

He said: Every building is a misfortune for its owner, except what cannot, except what cannot, meaning except that which is essential.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5237).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قُبَّة مُشْرِفَة ) : أَيْ بِنَاء عَالِيًا ( فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ ) : اِسْتِفْهَامُ إِنْكَارٍ أَيْ مَا هَذِهِ الْعِمَارَةُ الْمُنْكَرَةُ وَمَنْ بَانِيهَا ( رَجُل ) : بِالْجَرِّ بَدَلٌ مِنْ فُلَانٍ ( وَحَمَلَهَا ) : أَيْ أَضْمَرَ تِلْكَ الْفَعْلَةَ فِي نَفْسِهِ غَضَبًا عَلَى فَاعِلِهَا فِي فِعْلهَا. فَفِي أَسَاس الْبَلَاغَة حَمَلْت الْحِقْدَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا أَضْمَرْته كَذَا فِي الْمِرْقَاة , وَقِيلَ الضَّمِير لِلْكَرَاهَةِ الْمَفْهُومَةِ مِنْ الْمَقَامِ ( أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ) : أَيْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ( فَشَكَا ذَلِكَ ) : أَيْ مَا رَآهُ مِنْ أَثَر الْغَضَبِ وَالْإِعْرَاضِ ( وَاَللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُنْكِرُ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ) : أَيْ أَرَى مِنْهُ مَا لَمْ أَعْه…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 5237
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 5237
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5237

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  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (9989)كُلَّ بِنَاءٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلا مَا لا , إِلا مَا لا
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (804)أَمَا إنَّ كُلَّ بِنَاءٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلا مَا لا إِلا مَا لا

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