A similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Ishaq with a different chain of narrators. But in this version he said ‘Araq is a date-basket holding thirty sa’s. Abu Dawud said “This version is sounder than that of Yahya bin Adam. ”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب تفريع أبواب الطلاق / 2215
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن دون قوله والعرق | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, انظر الحديث السابق (2214), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 84
Hadith Takhrij« انظر ما قبلہ، (تحفة الأشراف: 15825) (حسن) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: The (araq) basket’s quantity in these narrations is not sixty sa’ or thirty sa’ as the preferred opinion. As Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has written. The correct quantity is mentioned in the next narration, that is, fifteen sa’. Similarly, it is also narrated in Hadith:2393.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2215