Hadith 22192

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَدَّعِيَانِ شَيْئًا وَلَيْسَتْ لَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ

(22) Chapter: Two men who claim something but have no proof (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، بِإِسْنَادِ ابْنِ مِنْهَالٍ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ فِي دَابَّةٍ وَلَيْسَ لَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَأَمَرَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by sa'id b. 'Urubah through the chain as narrated by Ibn Minhal. This version has :
About an animal and they had no proof. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered to cast lots about the oath. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 3618 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 25, Hadith 48 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 24, Hadith 3611 (ES)