Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) — Hadith #5011

Traditional grade: Sahih, Hasan How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab):Hadith 5011
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَعَلَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلاَمٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

A desert Arab came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and began to speak. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: In eloquence there is magic and in poetry there is wisdom.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Ahmed bin 'Ubda bin Musa أحمد بن عبدة بن موسى → Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة → al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم → Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id

Chain Family Tree

4 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih, Hasan