30/4. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 3914 — Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)
At-Tiyarah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 3914
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 3914
قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قُرِئَ عَلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ، أَخْبَرَكُمْ أَشْهَبُ، قَالَ سُئِلَ مَالِكٌ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ " لاَ صَفَرَ " . قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كَانُوا يُحِلُّونَ صَفَرَ يُحِلُّونَهُ عَامًا وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ عَامًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ صَفَرَ " .
Abu Dawud said: Malik was asked about the meaning of his saying: There is no safar. He replied: The people of pre-Islamic Arabia used to make the month of safar lawful (for war). They made it lawful in one year and unlawful in another year. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no safar.
[2] Meaning, they used to toy with the months, four of which are sacred, sometimes announcing that Ṣafar is not sacred this time, and the next year it is.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 3914In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 11English translation : Book 29, Hadith 3904
