Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 3596

What is Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 3596?

Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 3596 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 25: The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 3596
Chapter
25: The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
Narrator in the source
Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani رضی اللہ عنہ reported
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 3596
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ السَّرْحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ أَوْ يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا شَكَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَيَّتَهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ:‏‏‏‏ الَّذِي يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ بِهَا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ:‏‏‏‏ وَيَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ:‏‏‏‏ أَوْ يَأْتِي بِهَا الْإِمَامَ وَالْإِخْبَارُ فِي حَدِيثِ الْهَمَدَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ:‏‏‏‏ ابْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَقُلْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses ? He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence (the narrator is doubtful) before he is asked for it. Abdullah bin Abi Bakr dobted which of them he said. Abu Dawud said: Malis said: This refers to a man gives his evidence, but he does not know for whom it is meant. Al-Hamdani said: He should inform the authorities. Ibn al-Sarh said: He should give it to the ruler. The work ikhbar (inform) occurs in the version of al-Hamdani. Ibn al-Sarh said: Ibn Abi Amrah and not Abdur-Rahman.

— Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani رضی اللہ عنہ reported

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Source information

Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 3596.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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