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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Etiquette of Judges

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5403

Chapter: The Judge is Allowed to Speak of Something That He Will Not Actually Do in Order to Establish the Truth

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5403

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏

"‏ خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا صَبِيَّانِ لَهُمَا فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا فَأَخَذَ وَلَدَهَا فَأَصْبَحَتَا تَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّبِيِّ الْبَاقِي إِلَى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى مِنْهُمَا فَمَرَّتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَمْرُكُمَا فَقَصَّتَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّ الْغُلاَمَ بَيْنَهُمَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى أَتَشُقُّهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ لاَ تَفْعَلْ حَظِّي مِنْهُ لَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏.‏ هُوَ ابْنُكِ ‏.‏ فَقَضَى بِهِ لَهَا ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Two women went out with two children of theirs, and the wolf attacked one of them and took her child. The next day they referred their dispute over the remaining child to Dawud, peace be upon him, and he ruled that (the child) belonged to the older woman. Then they passed by Sulaiman and he said: 'What is your story?' So they told him. He said: 'Bring me a knife and I will cut him in half (to be shared) between you.' The younger one said: 'Will you cut him in half?' He said: 'Yes.' She said: 'Do not do that; I will give my share of him to her.' He said: 'He is your child' and he ruled that he belonged to her."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5403) and Ahmad (No. 8124).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5403
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 5403
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5403

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5752)خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا صَبِيَّانِ لَهُمَا ، فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا ، فَأَخَذَ وَلَدَهَا ، فَأَصْبَحَتَا تَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّبِيِّ الْبَاقِي ، اخْتَصَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى مِنْهُمَا ، فَمَرَّتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَيْه
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5079)خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ وَمَعَهُمَا صَبِيَّانِ لَهُمَا , فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ عَلَى أَحَدِهِمَا , فَأَخَذَ وَلَدَهُمَا ، فَأَصْبَحَتَا تَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّبِيِّ الْبَاقِي ، فَاخْتَصَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى مِنْهُمَا ، فَمَرَّتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ ، فَقَالَ : كَيْفَ

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5404

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Narrated by Abu Hurayrah