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Monday, 22 Thul Hijjah 1431 H / 29 November 2010

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Year and Place of Birth

Imam Abu Dawud was born in Sajistan, a famous city in Khurasan in the year 202 A.H. He belonged to the arab tribe, Azd. Even though he was born in Sajistan he spent the greater part of his life at Basrah which was the seat of Islamic learning in his time.

Special Attributes

He was blessed with an exceptional mind. Imam Abu Dawud had to read a book only once to commit its entire contents to memory. He was well versed in the criticism of hadith and an expert in distinguishing the sound hadith from the weak and defective ones. Only four persons are reported to have earned their names for the criticism of hadith. They are: Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Imam Abu Dawud and Imam Nasa'i.. He had so much command over hadith, he was considered by many as Imam Al-Muhaddithin of his time.

Besides his expertise in Hadith he was also a great jurist. He had keen insight in Fiqh and Ijtihad.. He devoted most of his time for worship, devotion and remembrance of Allah. He always kept away from men of rank, the company of sultans and courtiers. It is stated that Imam Abu Dawud used to wear one of his sleeves wide and the other correctly sized. When he was asked for the reason of this oddity he replied, "To store notes on hadith. I consider widening the other sleeve unnecessarily as an extravagance". It is not clear to which school of thought he belonged. Some scholars say he was a Hanbali jurist, others regarded him as a Shafi'i jurist. However his works are admired by all four schools of thought.

The Caliph Abu Ahmad Talhah (Al-Muwaffaq Al - Abbaasi) asked three things of him: the first was that he should move to Basrah and settle there, so that seekers of knowledge could come to him, thus bringing more people to settle there. The second was that he should teach Al-Sunan to his children. The third was that he should give exclusive classes to his children, for the children of the Caliph should not sit with the common people. Abu Dawood said to him: As for the first, yes; as for the second, yes; as for the third, no way, because all people are equal when it comes to knowledge. So the sons of Al-Muwaffaq Al-'Abbaasi used to attend his lessons, and they would sit with a screen between them and the people. He remained in Basrah until He passed away in 275 AH. May Allaah have mercy on him. read more

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1 small shoulder of lamb deboned
3 Tbsp steak & chop spice
2 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp ginger garlic
1 Tbsp mustard sauce
2 Tbsp Worcester sauce
2 Tbsp H.P sauce
2 Tbsp tomato sauce
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
4 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Method:
Mix all ingredients together and marinate the lamb shoulder overnight. Cover with foil and braai for 1 hour or cook in oven at 300C. when meat is well done remove foil and cook on the braai for a few minutes on both sides.

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