Sahih Muslim Hadith 4495

What is Sahih Muslim Hadith 4495?

Sahih Muslim Hadith 4495 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 31: The Book Of Judicial Decisions. 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
Sahih Muslim
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 4495
Chapter
31: The Book Of Judicial Decisions
Narrator in the source
Abu Huraira رضی اللہ عنہ reported
Compiler
Imam Muslim
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 4495
Sahih

حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي شَبَابةُ، حَدَّثَنِي وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا ابْنَاهُمَا، جَاءَ الذِّئْبُ، فَذَهَبَ بِابْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا، فَقَالَتْ هَذِهِ لِصَاحِبَتِهَا: إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِكِ أَنْتِ، وَقَالَتِ الْأُخْرَى: إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِكِ، فَتَحَاكَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى، فَخَرَجَتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ، فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ، فَقَالَ: ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّهُ بَيْنَكُمَا، فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى: لَا يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ، هُوَ ابْنُهَا، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلصُّغْرَى ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: «وَاللهِ إِنْ سَمِعْتُ بِالسِّكِّينِ قَطُّ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ، مَا كُنَّا نَقُولُ إِلَّا الْمُدْيَةَ.

Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: While two women had been going along with their two sons, a wolf came and made away with the child of one of them. One of them said to her companion: It is with your child that it (the wolf) has run away The other one said: It has run away with your child. They brought the matter to (Hadrat) Dawud (David) for decision and he made a decision in favour of the elder one. They then went to Sulaiman bin Dawud (may there be peace upon both of them) and told them (the story). He said: Bring me a knife so that I may cut him (the child) (into two parts) for you. The younger one said: No, it can't be, may Allah have mercy upon you, he (the child) belongs to her (the elder). So he gave a decision in favor of the younger one. Abu Huraira رضی اللہ عنہ said: If ever I heard of the word as-sikin at all, it was that day. We called it by no other name but al-Mudya.

— Abu Huraira رضی اللہ عنہ reported

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Collection: Sahih Muslim. Compiler: Imam Muslim. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4495.

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

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