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The Letter of Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani to the People of Makkah Describing His Sunan

By Al-Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani , Translated by Abu Bakr Salmaan ibn Nasir , on Saturday, October 09, 2004

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بسم الله الرَّحمن الرَّحيم

ÑöÓóÇáÉ ÇáÅãóÇãö ÃÈí ÏóÇæõÏó ÇáÓöÌöÓúÊóÇäí Åáì Ãóåúáö ãóßøóÉó Ýí æóÕúÝö Óõäóäöåö

The Letter of Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani to the People of Makkah Describing His Sunan

ÑæÇíÉ ÃÈí ÇáÍÓíä Èä ÌõãóíúÚ Úä ãÍãÏ Èä ÚÈÏ ÇáÚÒíÒ ÇáåÇÔãí Úäå

Narrated by Abul-Husayn ibn Jumay' from Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-‘Aziz al-Hashimi from him

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

æóáÇó Íóæáó æóáÇó ÞõæøóÉó ÅöáÇøó ÈöÇááåö ÇáÚóáöíøö ÇáÚóÙöíãö

In the Name of Allah, ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim

And there is no might or power except by Allah

ÃóÎúÈóÑóäóÇ ÇáÔøóíÎõ ÃóÈõæ ÇáÝóÊÍ öãõÍóãøÏõ Èäõ ÚóÈÏö ÇáÈóÇÞöí Èäö ÃóÍãóÏó Èäö ÓõáóíãóÇäó ÇáãóÚúÑõæÝõ ÈöÇÈäö ÇáÈóØöíøö ÅöÌóÇÒóÉð Åöäú áóãú Ãóßõäú ÓóãöÚúÊõåõ ãöäúåõ ¡ ÞóÇáó : ÃóäúÈóÃóäóÇ ÇáÔøóíÎ ÃóÈõæ ÇáÝóÖáö ÃóÍãóÏõ Èäõ ÇáÍóÓóäö Èäö ÎóíÑõæä ÇáãõÚóÏøóáõ ÞöÑóÇÁóÉð Úóáóíåö æóÃóäóÇ ÍóÇÖöÑñ ÃóÓúãóÚõ ¡ Þöíáó áóåõ : ÃóÞúÑóÃúÊó Úóáóì ÃóÈíö ÚóÈÏö Çááåö ãõÍóãøóÏö Èäö Úóáöí Èäö ÚóÈÏö Çááåö ÇáÕæÑöí ÇáÍóÇÝöÙö ¡ ÞóÇáó : ÓóãöÚÊõ ÃóÈóÇ ÇáÍõÓóíäö ãõÍóãøóÏó Èäó ÃóÍóãóÏó Èäö ãõÍóãøóÏö Èäö ÃóÍãóÏó Èäö ÌõãóíúÚò ÇáÛóÓøóÇäöí ÈöÕíÏÇ ¡ ÝóÃóÞóÑøó Èöåö ¡ ÞóÇáó : ÓóãöÚúÊõ ÃóÈóÇ ÈóßÑò ãõÍóãøóÏó Èäö ÚóÈÏö ÇáÚóÒöíÒö Èäö ãõÍóãøóÏö Èäö ÇáÝóÖúáö Èäö íóÍúíóì Èäö ÇáÞóÇÓöãö Èäö Úóæäö Èäö ÚóÈÏö Çááåö Èäö ÇáÍóÇÑöËö Èäö äóæúÝóáö Èäö ÇáÍóÇÑöËö Èäö ÚóÈÏö ÇáãõØøóáöÈö ÇáåóÇÔöãöí ÈöãóßøóÉó íóÞõæáõ :

Shaykh Abul-Fath Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Baqi ibn Ahmad ibn Sulayman, known as ibnul-Bati, informed us by way of ijazah, if I did not in fact hear it from him, saying: Shaykh Abul-Fadhl Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Khayrun al-Mu'addal reported to us, by way of someone reading to him while I was present listening, it was said to him: You had it read upon Abu ‘Abdillah Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdillah as-Suri al-Hafidh, saying: I heard Abul-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jumay' al-Ghassani at Sayda, and he confirmed it, saying: I heard Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-‘Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn al-Fadhl ibn Yahya ibn al-Qasim ibn ‘Awn ibn ‘Abdillah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal ibn al-Harith ibn ‘Abdil-Muttalib al-Hashimi at Makkah saying:

ÓóãöÚúÊõ ÃóÈóÇ ÏóÇæõÏó ÓõáóíãóÇäó Èäó ÇáÃóÔúÚóÊö Èäö ÅöÓúÍóÇÞó Èäö ÈóÔöíÑö Èäö ÔóÏøóÇÏò ÇáÓøöÌöÓÊóÇäöí ÈöÇáÈóÕÑóÉö ¡ æóÓõÆöáó Úóä ÑöÓóÇáóÊöåö ÇáøóÊöí ßóÊóÈóåóÇ Åöáìó Ãóåúáö ãóßøóÉó æóÛóíÑöåóÇ ¡ ÌóæóÇÈÇð áóåõã ÝóÃóãúáóì ÚóáóíäóÇ :

I heard Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath ibn Ishaq ibn Bashir ibn Shaddad as-Sijistani at al-Basrah, and he was asked about his letter which he wrote to the people of Makkah and other than it, in response to them, so he dictated to us:

ÓóáÇóãñ Úóáóíßõã ¡ ÝóÅöäøöí ÃóÍãóÏõ Åöáóíßõãõ Çááåó ÇáøóÐöí áÇó Åöáóåó ÅöáÇøó åõæó æóÃóÓúÃóáõåõ Ãóäú íõÕóáøöíó Úóáóì ãõÍóãøóÏò ÚóÈÏöåö æóÑóÓõæáöåö Õóáøóì Çááåõ Úóáóíåö æóÓóáøóãó ßõáóãøóÇ ÐõßöÑó

ÃóãøóÇ ÈóÚúÏõ :

Peace be upon you. Indeed, I extol and praise Allah to you, the one whom there is no deity worthy of worship except for Him, and I ask Him to send salah upon Muhammad, His Slave and His Messenger, may Allah send Salah and peace upon him whenever he is mentioned.

As to what proceeds:

ÚóÇÝóÇäóÇ Çááåõ æóÅöíøóÇßõã ÚóÇÝöíóÉð áÇó ãóßúÑõæåó ãóÚóåóÇ æóáÇó ÚöÞóÇÈó ÈóÚúÏóåóÇ ¡ ÝóÅöäøóßõã ÓóÃóáúÊõã Ãóäú ÃóÐúßõÑó áóßõã ÇáÃóÍóÇÏöíËó ÇáøóÊöí Ýöí ßöÊóÇÈö ÇáÓøõäóäö Ãóåöíó ÃóÕóÍøõ ãóÇ ÚóÑóÝúÊõ Ýöí ÇáÈóÇÈö æóæóÞóÝúÊõ Úóáóì ÌóãöíÚö ãóÇ ÐóßóÑúÊõã

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Footnotes

The termbab is used for chapter as well as for a topic.
A hadith narrated by aTabi'i from the Prophet ( Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã ) directly without mention of aSahabi.
With a connectedisnad, chain of narration.
Muttasilmeans connected.
Abandoned inhadith. This is said concerning a narrator whose narrations are not used even to strenghten other narrations or as witnesses for other narrations.
Literally,munkar means rejected or objectionable. Here, Imam Abu Dawud means by it one which is clearly a mistake.
Extremely weak.
Some scholars have understood this statement to mean that anything he does not comment on is to be regarded as being at leasthasan. More likely, however, he means that there is not some severe weakness in the hadith rendering it unusable. So a hadith that he did not comment on could still be weak.
Plural ofJami'.
Plural ofmash-hur, meaning famous.
Both words mean strange. They are used for very particular meanings inMustalah al-Hadithby later scholars. However, it is clear that Abu Dawud did not use them with those meanings.
ContainingTadlis.The most common form ofTadlis is to say ( Úä‘An) “From” or ( ÞÇáQala) “He said” or something similar to that giving the impression that one heard it directly from that person while not having done so. For this reason, the scholars do not except the report of theMudallis, one who commitstadlis, except when he is explicit in indicating that he heard the hadith directly from the one he is narrating from.
Plural ofmursal.
Deficient
Asceticism
The Virtues of Deeds