Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 3909
sahih· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Masdad bin MasrhadfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromYahya bin Abi KathirfromHilal bin Abi Maymunafrom'Ata ibn YasarfromMua'wiya bin al-Hakam al-Slmy

Hadith text · Matn

‏ كَانَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطَّهُ فَذَاكَ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Mu'awiyah b. al-Hakam al-Sulami:

I said: Messenger of Allah! among us there are men who practice divination by drawing lines. He said: There was a Prophet (ﷺ) who drew lines, so if anyone does it as he drew lines, that is right.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ الصَّوَّافِ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَخُطُّونَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 30, Hadith 6
English Reference
Book 29, Hadith 3900
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