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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 8480

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1362

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ وَمَعَهُمَا صَبِيَّانِ، فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ عَلَى أَحَدِهِمَا، فَأَخَذَتَا (٢) تَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّبِيِّ الْبَاقِي، فَاخْتَصَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى مِنْهُمَا، فَمَرَّتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ النَّبِيِّ، فَقَالَ: فَكَيْفَ أَمَرَكُمَا؟ فَقَصَّتَا عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ، فَقَالَ: ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّ الْغُلَامَ بَيْنَكُمَا، فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى: أَتَشُقُّهُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَتْ: لَا تَفْعَلْ حَظِّي مِنْهُ لَهَا،، ، فَقَالَ: هُوَ ابْنُكِ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لَهَا (١)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy 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 asked, "What is your issue?" They narrated their incident. Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said, "Bring a knife, I will divide this child into two parts and give each of you a half." 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.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 8480 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1362.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
1362

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 8480

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