Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 22, Hadith 56

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: That when the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed that the sister of ‘Uqbah b. ‘Amir had taken a vow to perform Hajj on foot, he said: Allah is not in need of her vow. So ask her to ride. Abu Dawud said: Sa’ib b. ‘Arubah has transmitted a similar tradition. Khalid has also transmitted a similar tradition on the authority of ‘Ikrimah from the Prophet (ﷺ).

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ أُخْتَ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ مَاشِيَةً قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏
“‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ نَذْرِهَا، مُرْهَا فَلْتَرْكَبْ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ‏:‏ رَوَاهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ نَحْوَهُ وَخَالِدٌ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 22, Hadith 56

 
This hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. What truly distinguishes Sunan Abi Dawud among its peers is its compiler’s advanced critical scholarship. Abu Dawud was not merely a collector but a rigorous evaluator. He applied a discerning methodology to vet the authenticity of each narration, frequently providing his own notes on the strength or weakness of the hadiths included. While he prioritized sound (sahih) and reliable reports for legal derivation, he sometimes included less robust narrations to illustrate scholarly points. This transparent and critical approach is a primary reason for the collection’s esteemed and highly authoritative status within the Islamic sciences.

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For more Hadith in Book 22: Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)
 

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