Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 4707
sahih· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin MhranfromSufyan bin 'Uyaynahfrom'Amr bin DinarfromSa'id bin Jubayrfromibn AbbasfromUbayy ibn Ka'b

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَبْصَرَ الْخَضِرُ غُلاَمًا يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ فَتَنَاوَلَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَلَعَهُ فَقَالَ مُوسَى ‏{‏ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً ‏}‏ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ الآيَةَ ‏.‏

English translation

Ibn ‘Abbas said :

Ubayy b. Ka’b told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said : Al-khidr saw a youth playing with boys. He took him by his head and uprooted it. Moses then said : Hast you slain an innocent person who had slain none.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَنِي أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 42, Hadith 112
English Reference
Book 41, Hadith 4690
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