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 385

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 385 Abu Hurairah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When any one of you treads with his sandal upon an unclean place, the earth will render it purified. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزْيَدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 386

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 386 Abu Hurairah reported the tradition to the same effect from the Prophet (ﷺ): When any of you treads with his shoes upon something unclean, they will be purified with the earth. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، – يَعْنِي الصَّنْعَانِيَّ – عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 387

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 387 ‘Aishah reported a similar tradition from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَائِذٍ – حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَمْزَةَ – عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَيْضًا، سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 388

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 388 Umm Jahdar al-‘Amiriyyah said that she asked ‘Aishah about the blood of menses which drops on the clothe. She replied: I was (lying) with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we had our garment over us, and we had put a blanket over it. When the day broke, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 389

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 389 Narrated AbuNadrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spat on his clothe and scrubbed with a part of it. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، قَالَ بَزَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثَوْبِهِ وَحَكَّ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 390

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 390 A similar tradition has also been narrated by Anas from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 1, Hadith 390   The above […]