Sunan Abi Dawud

The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah) — Hadith #3571

Traditional grade: Sahih, Hasan How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah):Hadith 3571
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ وَلِيَ الْقَضَاءَ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who has been appointed a judge has been killed without a knife.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Nasr bin 'Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali →Unknown (20211) → Abdullah ibn Ja'far → Uthman bin Muhammad bin al-Mughira عثمان بن محمد بن المغيرة بن الأخنس → Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id → Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'araj عبد الرحمن بن هرمز الأعرج أبو داود → Abu Hurairah

Chain Family Tree

6 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih, Hasan