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Sunan Abu Dawud 709

Chapter: The Sutrah Of The Imam Acts As A Sutrah For Those behind Him

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 709

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَحَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يُصَلِّي فَذَهَبَ جَدْىٌ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَتَّقِيهِ ‏.‏

Ibn ‘Abbas said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was (once) praying. A kid went passing in front of him and he kept on stopping it.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 709).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَذَهَبَ جَدْي ) : بِفَتْحِ جِيم وَسُكُون دَال مِنْ أَوْلَاد الْمَعْز مَا بَلَغَ سِتَّة أَشْهُر أَوْ سَبْعَة ذَكَرًا كَانَ أَوْ أُنْثَى.…

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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. 709
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 709
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 709
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 709

On the same subject

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 953

‘Mention was made in the presence of Ibn ‘Abbas about what severs the prayer. They mentioned a dog, a donkey and a woman. He said: ‘What do you say about kids (young goats)? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing prayer one day, when a kid came and wanted to pass in front of him. The Messenger…

كَانَ يُصَلِّي يَوْمًا فَذَهَبَ جَدْىٌ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَبَادَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْقِبْلَةَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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