Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 36.0

Regarding Liability For The Slave

باب فِي عُهْدَةِ الرَّقِيقِ

2 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3506da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muslim bin Ibrahim al-AzdyfromAban bin Yazid al-TarfromQatadafromal-Hasan al-Basrifrom'Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhayni

Hadith text · Matn

‏ عُهْدَةُ الرَّقِيقِ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The contractual obligation of a slave is three days.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3507

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Harun bin 'Abdullah al-Hamalfrom'Abdul Samad bin 'Abdul Warith bin Sa'idfromHmam bin Yahya bin DinarfromAbu Da'ud

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ إِنْ وَجَدَ دَاءً فِي الثَّلاَثِ اللَّيَالِي رُدَّ بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدَ دَاءً بَعْدَ الثَّلاَثِ كُلِّفَ الْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهُ اشْتَرَاهُ وَبِهِ هَذَا الدَّاءُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا التَّفْسِيرُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ قَتَادَةَ ‏.‏

English translation

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds:

"If he finds defect (in the slave) within three days, he may return it without evidence; if he finds a defect after three days, he will be required to produce evidence that he (the slave) had the defect when he bought it." Abu Dawud said: This explanation is from the words of Qatadah.