سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأقضيةThe Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
باب كَيْفَ يَحْلِفُ الذِّمِّيُّChapter: How should a dhimmi be asked to swear an oath?
Hadith 3626
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ،حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ : أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ لَهُ يَعْنِي لِابْنِ صُورِيَا : " أُذَكِّرُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي نَجَّاكُمْ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ ، وَأَقْطَعَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ ، وَظَلَّلَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ ، وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَى ، وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ التَّوْرَاةَ عَلَى مُوسَى أَتَجِدُونَ فِي كِتَابِكُمُ الرَّجْمَ ؟ " قَالَ : ذَكَّرْتَنِي بِعَظِيمٍ وَلَا يَسَعُنِي أَنْ أَكْذِبَكَ ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Narrated Ikrimah: The Holy Prophet ﷺ said to Ibn Suriya': I remind you by Allah Who saved you from the people of Pharaoh, made you cover the sea, gave you the shade of clouds, sent down to you manna and quails, sent down you Torah to Moses, do you find stoning (for adultery) in your Book? He said: You have reminded me by the Great. It is not possible for me to belie you. He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: There are three narrations in this chapter.
In them, the method of administering an oath to non-Muslim dhimmis is described.
All three, in themselves, are weak in terms of chain of narration.
However, together, due to the presence of corroborating evidence, they have become sufficiently strong.
The method is that every non-Muslim dhimmi should be made to swear an oath according to the tenets of his own religion.
However, it is necessary that in the Muslim court, the oath be administered only on the authenticated basis of their religion.
Because the Qur’an has affirmed the revelation of the Torah to Musa (alayhis salam) and the Gospel to Isa (alayhis salam), and has acknowledged both as true prophets of Allah.
Benefit: There are three narrations in this chapter.
In them, the method of administering an oath to non-Muslim dhimmis is described.
All three, in themselves, are weak in terms of chain of narration.
However, together, due to the presence of corroborating evidence, they have become sufficiently strong.
The method is that every non-Muslim dhimmi should be made to swear an oath according to the tenets of his own religion.
However, it is necessary that in the Muslim court, the oath be administered only on the authenticated basis of their religion.
Because the Qur’an has affirmed the revelation of the Torah to Musa (alayhis salam) and the Gospel to Isa (alayhis salam), and has acknowledged both as true prophets of Allah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3626
