Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2859

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُوسَى، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - وَقَالَ مَرَّةً سُفْيَانُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - وَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from Sufyan, who said: Abu Musa narrated to me, from Wahb ibn Munabbih, from Ibn 'Abbas, from the Prophet (ﷺ). On one occasion Sufyan said: ‘I know it only as a report from the Prophet (ﷺ).’ He said: ‘Whoever lives in the desert becomes rough; whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless; and whoever goes to the ruler is put to trial.’