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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hunting and Slaughtering

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4293

Chapter: The Prohibition Of The Price Of A Dog

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4293

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْرُوفُ بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ الْجُذَامِيُّ، أَنَّ عُلَىَّ بْنَ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ وَلاَ حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ وَلاَ مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ ‏"

Abu Hurairah said:

"The Prophet said: 'The price of a dog, the fees of a fortuneteller and the gift of a female fornicator are not permissible."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4293) and Abu Dawud (No. 3484).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih Hadith The hadith No. 4293
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 4293
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4293

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Also reported by… (7)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1405)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10181)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4672)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (6709)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3259)“ لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، ولا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، ولا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4213)لا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
  • موطأ عبد الله بن وهب (13)لَا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ ، وَلَا حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ ، وَلَا مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ

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