حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ إِنْ وَجَدَ دَائً فِي الثَّلَاثِ لَيَالِي رُدَّ بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدَ دَائً بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثِ کُلِّفَ الْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهُ اشْتَرَاهُ وَبِهِ هَذَا الدَّائُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد هَذَا التَّفْسِيرُ مِنْ کَلَامِ قَتَادَةَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3507
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: "If he finds defect (in the slave) within three days, he may return it without evidence; if he finds a defect after three days, he will be required to produce evidence that he (the slave) had the defect when he bought it. " Abu Dawud said: This explanation is from the words of Qatadah.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020