Sunan Abi Dawud

Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah) — Hadith #2974

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah):Hadith 2974
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَقْتَسِمُ وَرَثَتِي دِينَارًا مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدَ نَفَقَةِ نِسَائِي وَمُؤْنَةِ عَامِلِي فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ‏"‏ مُؤْنَةِ عَامِلِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي أَكَرَةَ الأَرْضِ ‏.‏

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Do not distribute dinars among my heirs: Whatever I left after contribution to my wives and provisions for my governor is sadaqah (alms).

Abu Dawud said: ‘Amil means the workers or laborers on the land (i.e. peasants).

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Amr bin Marzuq al-Bahli عمرو بن مرزوق الباهلي → Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج → Amr bin Murrah bin 'Abdullah عمرو بن مرة بن عبد الله بن طارق → Sa'id bin Fyrwz Abu al-Bakhtari al-Tai'i سعيد بن فيروز أبو البختري

Chain Family Tree

4 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

Each grade below reflects one scholar's assessment of the chain of transmission. The grade describes the chain, not the Prophet's words. How we grade

Traditional grade: Sahih