Sunan Abi Dawud

Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) — Hadith #4697

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah):Hadith 4697
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ يَعْمَرَ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ يَزِيدُ وَيَنْقُصُ قَالَ فَمَا الإِسْلاَمُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِقَامُ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَالاِغْتِسَالُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ عَلْقَمَةُ مُرْجِئٌ ‏.‏

What is Islam? He replied : It means saying prayer, payment of zakat, performing HAJJ, fasting during RAMADAN, and taking a bath on account of sexual defilement.

Abu Dawud said: ‘Alqamah was a Murji’i.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata' محمد بن كثير بن أبي عطاء الثقفي → Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري → Wahb bin Khalid al-Hmyry Abu وهب بن خالد الحميري → Abdullah bin al-Dayli

Chain Family Tree

4 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih