Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 361 Asma’ daughter of Abu Bakr said: A woman asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, what do you think if the clothe of any of us smeared with the blood of menstruation; what should she do ? He said: If (the clothe of) any of you […]
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 362 This tradition has been transmitted by Hisham through a different chain of narrators to the same effect: Rub it off (with a stone), and then scratch it (with finger) by pouring water, then sprinkle water upon it. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 363 Narrated Umm Qays daughter of Mihsan: I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the blood of menstruation on the clothe. He said: Erase it off with a piece of wood and then wash it away with water and the leaves of the lote-tree. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، – يَعْنِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 364 ‘Aishah said: One of us would have a shirt in which she would menstruate and in it she became sexually defiled. Then if she ever saw any drop of blood in it, she would rub it off by applying her saliva. حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 365 Abu Hurairah reported that Khawlah daughter of Yasar came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, I have only one clothe and I menstruate in it, how should I do ? He said: When you are purified, wash it and pray in it. She asked: If […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 366 Narrated Umm Habibah: Mu’awiyah ibn AbuSufyan asked his sister Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ): Would the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) pray in the clothe in which he had an intercourse? She said: Yes, when he would not see any impurity in it. حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 367 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not pray in our wrappers or in our quilts. Ubaydullah said: My father (Mu’adh) doubted this. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَشْعَثُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 368 ‘Aishah said: The Prophet (ﷺ) would not in our quilts. Hammad said: I heard Sa’id b. Abi Sadaqah say: I asked Muhammad (b. Sirin) about it. He did not narrate it to me, but said: I heard it a long time ago and I do not know whom […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 369 Maimunah reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed on a sheet of cloth put on by one of his wives who was menstruating. He was praying while (a part of) it was upon him. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، سَمِعَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 370 ‘Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray at night while I lay by his side during my menstrual period. A sheet of cloth would be partly on me and partly on him. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 371 Hammam b. al-Harith reported, he has a sexual dream when he was staying with ‘Aishah. The slave girl of ‘Aishah saw him while he was washing the mark of defilement, or he was washing his clothe. She informed ‘Aishah who said: He witnessed me rubbing off the semen […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 372 ‘Aishah reported: I used to rub off the semen from the clothe of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He would would pray in it. Abu Dawud said: Mughirah, Abu Ma’shar, and Wasil also narrated it to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ […]