Sunan Abi Dawud, 5137
sahih· Al-AlbaniChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata'fromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromSuhayl bin Abi SalahfromDhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman al-ZiyatfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ يَجْزِي وَلَدٌ وَالِدَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ مَمْلُوكًا فَيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ
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English translation
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
A son does not repay what he owes to his father unless he buys him and emancipates him if he finds him in slavery.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُهَيْلُ بْنُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 43, Hadith 365
- English Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 5118