Sunan Abi Dawud

Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) — Hadith #4667

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah):Hadith 4667
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ عِنْدَ فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَقْتُلُهَا أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

In the event of the dissension among Muslims an emerging sect will emerge ; one of the two parties that is nearer to the truth will kill it.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith حفص بن عمر بن الحارث → Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج → Qatada قتادة → Abu al-Aliyya al-Bara', Ziyad bin Feroz أبو العالية البراء زياد بن فيروز → ibn Abbas

Chain Family Tree

5 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih