2/27. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 488 — Questions Brought to the Prophet
An Idolater Entering The Masajid
Hadith About a Legal Question Asked in the Mosque
Sunan Abi Dawud : 488
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 488
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا رَجُلٌ، مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ الْيَهُودُ أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فِي رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ زَنَيَا مِنْهُمْ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Jews came to the Prophet (May peace be upon him) and he was sitting in the mosque among his Companions. They said: O Abu al-Qasim, a man and a woman have committed adultery.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 488In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 98English translation : Book 2, Hadith 488
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 488
This hadith about a question brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم states that the Jews came to him while he was sitting in the mosque among his Companions. They addressed him as Abu al-Qasim and mentioned a case involving a man and a woman who had committed adultery. The provided text ends at the beginning of the matter, so it would not be accurate to explain the ruling or the full outcome from this passage alone. What can be said from the text is that people came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with serious questions, and this happened while he was in the mosque with his Companions. For someone searching for a hadith about legal questions in the mosque, this narration shows a serious case being presented to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم in a public setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- Serious matters were brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for response.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was sitting in the mosque among his Companions.
- The text shows a question being raised, but not the ruling in this passage.
- A careful reader should not add details that are not present in this narration.
