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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1281

Chapter: Permission Regarding The Price Of A Hunting Dog

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1281

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَزِّمِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ

نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ، إِلاَّ كَلْبَ الصَّيْدِ ‏

Narrated Abu Al-Muhazzim:

From Abu Hurairah who said: "The price of a dog was prohibited, except for the hunting dog."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is not correct from this route. Abu Al-Muhazzim's name is Yazid bin Sufyan, and Shu'bah bin Al-Hajjaj criticized him and graded him weak. Similar to this has been reported from Jabir, from the Prophet (ﷺ), but its chain is also not correct.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1281).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَزِّمِ ) بِتَشْدِيدِ الزَّايِ الْمَكْسُورَةِ التَّمِيمِيِّ الْبَصْرِيِّ اِسْمُهُ يَزِيدُ , وَقِيلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ مَتْرُوكٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ قَالَهُ الْحَافِظُ. قَوْلُهُ : ( نَهَى عَنْ الْكَلْبِ إِلَّا كَلْبَ الصَّيْدِ ) اِسْتَدَلَّ بِهِ عَطَاءٌ وَالنَّخَعِيُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ يَجُوزُ بَيْعُ كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ دُونَ غَيْرِهِ , لَكِنَّ الْحَدِيثَ ضَعِيفٌ لَا يَصْلُحُ لِلِاحْتِجَاجِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَتَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ شُعْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ ) قَالَ فِي الْمِيزَانِ رَوَى عَنْهُ شُعْبَةُ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ. وَقَالَ النَّسَائِيُّ : مَتْرُوكٌ. قَالَ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ سَمِعْت شُعْبَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو الْمُهَزِّمِ مَطْرُوحًا فِي مَسْجِدِ ثَابِتٍ ل…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1281
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1281
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1281
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf WeakDaif The hadith No. 1281

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • الأوسط في السنن (172)نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ ، وَالسِّنَّوْرِ ، إِلا كَلْبَ الصَّيْدِ
  • موطأ عبد الله بن وهب (12)نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ الْعَقُورِ

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