Musaddad ibn Musarhad
أبو الحسن مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل
Fourth generation, died 228 AH in Basra. Named in the chains of 1,021 narrations of the library, 389 in Bukhari, 546 in Abu Dawud, 1 in Tirmidhi.
1,021narrations name him
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228 AHhe died, in Basra
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة حافظ.
Narrations he is named in
Sunan Abi Dawud, page 12 of 19
Sunan Abi Dawud 3131SahihUsayd ibn Abu Usayd, reported on the authority of a woman who took oath of allegiance (to the Prophet): One of the oaths which the Messenger of Allah received from us about the virtue was that we would not disobey him in it (virtue): that we would not scratch…Sunan Abi Dawud 3132HasanThe Messenger of Allah said: Prepare food for the family of Jafar for there came upon them an incident which has engaged them.Sunan Abi Dawud 3168SahihIf anyone attends the funeral and prays over (the dead), he will get the reward of one qirat, and if anyone attends the funeral until the completion (of the burial), he will get the reward of two qirats, the smaller of them being equivalent of Uhud, or one of…Sunan Abi Dawud 3172SahihThe Prophet as saying: When you see a funeral, stand up for it till it leaves you behind or it is placed (on the ground).Sunan Abi Dawud 3181SahihThe Prophet as saying: Walk quickly with a funeral, for if the dead person was good it is a good condition to which you are sending him on, but it he was otherwise it is an evil of which you are riding yourselves.Sunan Abi Dawud 3184DaifWe asked the Prophet about walking with the funeral. He replied: Not running (but walking quickly). If he (the dead person) was good, send him to it quickly; if he was otherwise, keep away the people of Hell. The bier should be followed and should not follow.…Sunan Abi Dawud 3191DaifThe Prophet said: If anyone prays over the dead in the mosque, there is nothing on him.Sunan Abi Dawud 3195SahihI prayed behind the Prophet over a woman who died in childbirth, and he stood opposite her waist.Sunan Abi Dawud 3203SahihA negress (or a youth) used to sweep the mosque. The Prophet missed him, and when he asked about him the people told him that he had died. He said: Why have you not informed me? He said: Lead me to his grave. So they led him and he prayed over him.Sunan Abi Dawud 3214SahihI said to the Prophet: Your old and astray uncle has died. He said: Go and bury your father, and then do not do anything until you come to me. So I went, buried him and came to him. He ordered me (to take a bath), so I took a bath, and he prayed for me.Sunan Abi Dawud 3226SahihThe tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Jabir through a different chain of transmitters.Sunan Abi Dawud 3228SahihThe Messenger of Allah as saying: It is better that one of you should sit on the live coals which burns his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.Sunan Abi Dawud 3240SahihA similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn Abbas through a different chain of transmitters to the effect as narrated by Sulaiman saying: “in two garments.”Sunan Abi Dawud 3262SahihThe Prophet said: If anyone swears an oath and makes an exception, he may fulfil it if he wishes and break it if he wishes without any accountability for breaking.Sunan Abi Dawud 3281SahihWhen Khalid al-Qasri was made ruler (of Hijaz and Kufah), he doubled the measure of sa. The sa then measured sixteen rotls.Sunan Abi Dawud 3282SahihI said: Messenger of Allah, I have a slave girl whom I slapped. This grieved the Messenger of Allah. I said to him: Should I not emancipate her? He said: Bring her to me. He said: Then I brought her. He asked: Where is Allah? She replied: In the heaven. He…Sunan Abi Dawud 3293DaifUqbah consulted the Prophet about his sister who took a vow to perform hajj barefooted and bareheaded. So he said: Command her to cover her head and to ride, and to fast three days.Sunan Abi Dawud 3301SahihThe Messenger of Allah saw a man that he was supported between his sons. He asked about him, and (the people) said: He has taken a vow to walk (on foot). Thereupon he said: Allah has no need that this man should punish himself, and he ordered him to ride.Sunan Abi Dawud 3310SahihA woman came to the Prophet and said (to him) that one month’s fast was due from her mother who had died. May I fulfill them on her behalf? He asked: Suppose some debt was due from your mother, would you pay it? She replied: Yes. He said: So the debt due to…Sunan Abi Dawud 3312HasanOn his father’s authority, said that his grandfather said: A woman came to the Prophet and said: Messenger of Allah, I have taken a vow to play the tambourine over you. He said: Fulfil your vow. She said: And I have taken a vow to perform a sacrifice in such…Sunan Abi Dawud 3326SahihIn the time of the Messenger of Allah we used to be called brokers, but the Prophet came upon us one day, and called us by a better name than that, saying: O company of merchants, unprofitable speech and swearing takes place in business dealings, so mix it…Sunan Abi Dawud 3334SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah say in the Farewell Pilgrimage: “Lo, all claims to usury of the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. You shall have your capital sums, deal not unjustly and you shall not be dealt with unjustly. Lo, all claims for…Sunan Abi Dawud 3375SahihThe Prophet forbade sale of fruits for a number of years. One of the two narrators (Abu al-Zubair and Said ibn Mina) mentioned the words “sale for years” (bai al-sinin instead of al-muawamah).Sunan Abi Dawud 3384SahihThe Prophet gave him a dinar to buy a sacrificial animal or a sheep. He bought two sheep, sold one of them for a dinar, and brought him a sheep and dinar. So he invoked a blessing on him in his business dealing, and he was such that if had he bought dust he…Sunan Abi Dawud 3400SahihThe Messenger of Allah forbade muhaqalah and muzabanah. Those who cultivate land are three: a man who has (his own) land and he tills it: a man who has been lent land and he tills the one lent to him; a man who employs another man to till land against gold…Sunan Abi Dawud 3418SahihSome of the Companions of Prophet went on a journey. They encamped with a clan of the Arabs and sought hospitality from them, but they refused to provide them with any hospitality. The chief of the clan was stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. They gave…Sunan Abi Dawud 3423SahihThe Messenger of Allah got him self cupped and gave the cupper his wages. Had he considered it impure, he would not have given it (wage) to him.Sunan Abi Dawud 3429SahihThe Messenger of Allah forbade (taking hire for) a stallion’s covering.Sunan Abi Dawud 3435SahihThe Prophet said: If anyone buys a slave who possesses property, his property belongs to the seller unless the buyer makes a proviso.Sunan Abi Dawud 3457SahihWe fought one of our battle, and encamped at a certain place. One of our companions sold a horse for a slave. After that they remained there for the rest of day and night. When the next morning came, they prepared themselves for departure. The buyer of the…