Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 5259

What is Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 5259?

Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 5259 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab). 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 5259
Narrator in the source
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Saeed al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version is more perfect. In this version he said
Displayed grading
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَفْلَحَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو السَّائِبِ مَوْلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَأَتَمَّ مِنْهُ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَآذِنُوهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ.

Give it a warning for three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Saeed al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version is more perfect. In this version he said

Source information

Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 5259.

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

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