# Sunan Abi Dawud - Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #3665

**Book:** Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, al-'Ala' bin Bashyr al-Mzny العلاء بن بشير المزني, Bakr bin 'Amr Abu al-Siddique al-Naji بكر بن عمرو/ قيس, Ja'far bin Sulaiman al-Daba'i جعفر بن سليمان الضبعي, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل | **Grade:** Hasan Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Only a ruler, or one put in charge, or one who is presumptuous, gives instructions.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3665/)*

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