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Sunan an-Nasa'i 4772

Chapter: Mentioning The Differences Reported From 'Ata' In This Hadith

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4772

أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْجَوَّابِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، غَزَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَاسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا فَقَاتَلَ رَجُلاً فَعَضَّ الرَّجُلُ ذِرَاعَهُ فَلَمَّا أَوْجَعَهُ نَتَرَهَا فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ يَعْمِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فَيَعَضُّ أَخَاهُ كَمَا يَعَضُّ الْفَحْلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبْطَلَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ

It was narrated from Safwan bin Ya'la that:

his father wen on the campaign of Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, and he hired a man who fought with another man. The man bit his forearm, and when it hurt him, he pulled it away, and the man's front tooth fell out. The matter was referred to the Messenger of Allah who said: "Would one of you deliberately bit his brother as a stallion bites?" And he judged it to be invalid.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4772).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( نَتَرَهَا ) بِنُونٍ وَتَاء مُثَنَّاة مِنْ فَوْق وَرَاء مُهْمَلَة فِي النِّهَايَة النَّتْر جَذْب فِيهِ قُوَّة وَجَفْوَة.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4772
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4772
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4772

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6720)فَقَاتَلَ رَجُلا ، فَعَضَّ الرَّجُلُ بِذِرَاعِهِ ، فَلَمَّا أَوْجَعَهُ نَتَرَهَا ، فَأَنْذَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ ، فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : يَعْمَدُ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَيَعَضُّ أَخَاهُ كَمَا يَعَضُّ الْفَحْلُ ؟ ! فَأَبْطَلَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ

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