Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2667

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ الْهَيَّاجِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ، أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ، أَبَقَ لَهُ غُلاَمٌ فَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ لَيَقْطَعَنَّ يَدَهُ فَأَرْسَلَنِي لأَسْأَلَ لَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدَبٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحُثُّنَا عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ وَيَنْهَانَا عَنِ الْمُثْلَةِ فَأَتَيْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحُثُّنَا عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ وَيَنْهَانَا عَنِ الْمُثْلَةِ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Mu‘adh ibn Hisham narrated to us: my father narrated to me, from Qatadah, from al-Hasan, from al-Hayyaj ibn ‘Imran, that ‘Imran’s slave had run away. ‘Imran vowed to Allah that if he gained power over him, he would cut off his hand. He sent me to ask on his behalf. I went to Samurah ibn Jundub and asked him. He said: The Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to urge us to give charity and forbid us to mutilate. I then went to ‘Imran ibn Husayn and asked him. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to urge us to give charity and forbid us to mutilate.