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Sunan Abi Dawud 3988

Messenger of Allah! tell us about Saba'; what is it: land or woman

সুনানে আবু দাউদ ৩৯৮৮ · আবু দাউদ শরীফ•Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)

Al-Albani: Hasan Sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ النَّخَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَبْرَةَ النَّخَعِيُّ، عَنْ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ مُسَيْكٍ الْغُطَيْفِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ سَبَإٍ مَا هُوَ أَرْضٌ أَمِ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ بِأَرْضٍ وَلاَ امْرَأَةٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ وَلَدَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَتَيَامَنَ سِتَّةٌ وَتَشَاءَمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ ‏"‏ . قَالَ عُثْمَانُ الْغَطَفَانِيِّ مَكَانَ الْغُطَيْفِيِّ وَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ النَّخَعِيُّ .

Narrator: Farwah ibn Musayk al-Ghutayfi

English translation
Narrated Farwah ibn Musayk al-Ghutayfi: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He then narrated the rest of the tradition. A man from the people said: "Messenger of Allah! tell us about Saba'; what is it: land or woman? He replied: It is neither land nor woman; it is a man to whom ten children of the Arabs were born: six of them lived in the Yemen and four lived in Syria. The narrator Uthman said al-Ghatafani instead of al-Ghutayfi. He said: It has been transmitted to us by al-Hasan ibn al-Hakam an-Nakha'i
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। ফারওয়াহ ইবনু মুসাইক আল-গুতাইফী (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, একদা আমি নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-এর নিকট আসলাম। অতঃপর হাদীস উল্লেখ করেন। এ সময় কওমের এক লোক জিজ্ঞেস করলো, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! আপনি আমাদেরকে ‘সাবা’ সম্পর্কে সংবাদ দিন। সেটা কি কোনো জায়গার নাম নাকি কোনো মহিলার নাম? তিনি (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম) বললেনঃ সেটা কোনো জায়গা বা মহিলার নাম নয়। বরং তা আরবের একজন লোকের নাম। লোকটির দশজন পুত্র ছিলো। যাদের ছয়জনে ইয়ামেনে এবং চারজন সিরিয়াতে বাস করে। হাসান সহীহ।
  • Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih
  • Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidHasan Sahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan

Authenticity & grade

Grades given by later hadith scholars for this narration. They are scholarly opinions and may differ; Sahih and Hasan are acceptable as evidence, Da‘if (weak) is not on its own.

  • Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih
  • Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidHasan Sahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan

Reference

Reference
Sunan Abi Dawud 3988
Collection
Sunan Abi Dawud
Book
32. Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)
In-book reference
Book 32, Hadith 20
Numbering
Standard numbering (as on sunnah.com)
Permanent link
https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/3988

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    Sunan Abi Dawud 3988

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    Sunan Abi Dawud 3988 (Book 32, Hadith 20). Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/3988

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    “Narrated Farwah ibn Musayk al-Ghutayfi: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He then narrated the rest of the tradition. A man from the people said: "Messenger of Allah! tell us about Saba'; what is it: land or woman? He replied: It is neither land nor woman; it is a man to whom ten children of the Arabs were born: six of them lived in the Yemen and four lived in…” — Sunan Abi Dawud 3988 https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/hadith/abudawud/3988

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What is Sunan Abi Dawud 3988?+

Sunan Abi Dawud 3988 is hadith number 3988 in Sunan Abi Dawud, in the Book “Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)” (Book 32, Hadith 20). It is narrated by Farwah ibn Musayk al-Ghutayfi. Narrated Farwah ibn Musayk al-Ghutayfi: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He then narrated the rest of the tradition. A man from the people said: "Messenger of Allah! tell us about Saba'; what is it: land or woman? He replied: It is neither land…

What is the grade of Sunan Abi Dawud 3988?+

Grades by later scholars: Al-Albani: Hasan Sahih; Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Hasan Sahih; Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad Hasan. These are scholarly opinions and can differ between scholars.

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