Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 241 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Jumay’ ibn Umayr, one of the sons of Banu Taym Allah ibn Tha’labah, said: Accompanied by my mother and aunt I entered upon Aisha. One of them asked her: How did you do while taking a bath? Aisha replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 1, Purification (Kitāb al‑Tahārah), discusses the rules, methods, and requirements for physical cleanliness before worship.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 242 ‘Aishah reported : When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) would take a bath because of sexual defilement, according to the version of Sulaiman, in the beginning he would pour water with his right hand (upon his left hand); and according to the version of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 243 ‘Aishah said; When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) intended to take a bath because of sexual defilement, he would begin with his hands and wash them. Then he would wash the joints of his limbs and pour water upon him when he cleansed both […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 244 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: If you want, I can certainly show you the marks of the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the wall where he took a bath because of sexual defilement. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ شَوْكَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ، قَالَ قَالَتْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 245 Maimunah reported: I placed (the vessel of) water for the Prophet (May peace be upon him) to wash himself because of sexual intercourse. He lowered down the vessel and poured water on his right hand. He then washed it twice or thrice. He then poured water over his […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 246 Shu’bah reported : when Ibn ‘Abbas took a bath because of sexual defilement, he poured (water) over his left hand with his right hand seven times. Once he forgot how many times he had poured (water). Therefore he asked me: how many times did I pour (water)? I […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 247 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: There were fifty prayers (obligatory in the beginning); and (in the beginning of Islam) washing seven times because of sexual defilement (was obligatory); and washing the urine from the cloth seven times (was obligatory). The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) kept on praying to Allah […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 248 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There is sexual defilement under every hair; so wash the hair and cleanse the skin. Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Harith b. Wajih is rejected (Munkar). He is weak (in transmission). حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَارِثُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 249 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone who is sexual defiled leaves a spot equal to the breadth of a hair without washing, such and such an amount of Hell-fire will have to be suffered for it. Ali said: On that account I […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 250 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a bath and offered two rak’ahs of prayer and said the dawn prayer. I do not think he performed ablution afresh after taking a bath. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 251 Umm Salamah said: one of the Muslims asked, and Zubair reported: Umm Salamah (herself) asked: Messenger of Allah. I am a women who keeps her hair closely plaited; should I undo it when I wash after sexual defilement? He replied (no), it is enough for you to throw […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 252 Umm Salamah said: A women came to her, this is according to the version of the former tradition. I asked the Prophet (May peace be upon him) a similar question (as in the former tradition). But this version adds: “And wring out your locks after every handful of […]