Sunan Abi Dawud

Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) — Hadith #4630

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah):Hadith 4630
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي الْفِرْيَابِيَّ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، يَقُولُ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا، عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ كَانَ أَحَقَّ بِالْوِلاَيَةِ مِنْهُمَا فَقَدْ خَطَّأَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارَ وَمَا أُرَاهُ يَرْتَفِعُ لَهُ مَعَ هَذَا عَمَلٌ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ‏.‏

I heard Sufyan say: If anyone thinks that ‘All (Allah be pleased with him) was more deserving for the Caliphate than both of them, he imputed error to Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, the Muhajirun (Immigrants), and the Ansar (Helpers) Allah be pleased with all of them. I think that with this (belief) none of his action will rise to the heaven.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Muhammad bin Yahya bin Hiban محمد بن يحيى بن حبان → Abdur-Razzaq عبد الرزاق بن همام → Ma'mar bin Rashid معمر بن راشد → al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم → Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utba عبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن مسعود → ibn Abbas → Abu Hurairah

Chain Family Tree

7 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih