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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 8280

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1162

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " بَيْنَمَا امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا ابْنَانِ لَهُمَا، جَاءَ الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ أَحَدَ الِابْنَيْنِ، فَتَحَاكَمَتَا (١) إِلَى، ، دَاوُدَ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى، فَخَرَجَتَا فَدَعَاهُمَا سُلَيْمَانُ، فَقَالَ: هَاتُوا السِّكِّينَ أَشُقُّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا. فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى: يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ، هُوَ ابْنُهَا، لَا تَشُقَّهُ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلصُّغْرَى " قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: " وَاللهِ إِنْ عَلِمْنَا مَا السِّكِّينُ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَمَا كُنَّا نَقُولُ إِلَّا الْمُدْيَةَ " (١)، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: There were two women, and with them were their two sons. Suddenly, a wolf came from somewhere and took away one of the boys. Both of them brought their case before Dawood (peace be upon him). He decided that the remaining child belonged to the elder woman. As they were leaving, Sulaiman (peace be upon him) called them and said, "Bring a knife, I will divide this child into two parts and give them to you." Upon hearing this, the younger woman said, "May Allah have mercy on you, he is her child (at least he will remain alive); do not divide him into two parts." Thus, Sulaiman (peace be upon him) decided in favor of the younger woman. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah, the word "sikkeen" for knife in Arabic came to our knowledge that day; before that, we used to call it "madiyah."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 8280 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1162.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
1162

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 8280

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