Hadith 6837

Chapter 17

باب 17

(17) باب فِي الْغُلاَمِ يُصِيبُ الْحَدَّ

(17) Chapter: A child who commits a crime that is subject to a had (punishment) (IT)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ فَكَشَفُوا عَانَتِي فَوَجَدُوهَا لَمْ تَنْبُتْ فَجَعَلُونِي فِي السَّبْىِ .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by 'Abd al- Malik b. 'Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has:
They uncovered my private parts, and when they found that the hair had not begun to grow they put me among the captives. (IT)

Reference (IT): Sunan Abi Dawud 4405 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 40, Hadith 55 (IT)

English translation (IT): Book 39, Hadith 4391 (IT)