Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 49 Narrated Abu Sa’id al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not observe perpetual fasting. If any of you wants to observe perpetual fast, he should observe it until the dawn. They (the people) asked: You observe perpetual fast ? He replied: My position is not like […]
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 14, Fasting (Kitāb al‑Ṣiyām), discusses the rules, conditions, and merits of fasting, especially in Ramadan.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 50 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone does not abandon falsehood and action is accordance with it, Allah has no need that he should abandon his food and drink. The narrator Ahmad (b. Yunus) said: I learnt the chain of narrators from Ibn […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 51 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Fast is a shield ; when one of you is fasting, he should neither behave in an obscene manner nor foolishly. If a man fights or abuses him, he should say: I am fasting, I am fasting. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 52 Narrated Amir ibn Rabi’ah: I have seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) using a tooth-stick while he was fasting. Musaddad added in his version: “more often than I could count.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 53 Narrated A Companion of the Prophet: AbuBakr ibn AbdurRahman reported on the authority of a Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ): I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) commanding the people while he was travelling on the occasion of the conquest of Mecca not to observe fast. He said: Be strong […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 54 Narrated Laqit ibn Saburah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Snuff up water freely unless you are fasting. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ لَقِيطِ بْنِ صَبِرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، لَقِيطِ بْنِ صَبِرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 55 Narrated Thawban: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man who cupped and a man who has himself cupped broke their fast. The narrator Shayban said in his version: AbuQilabah told me that AbuAsma’ ar-Rahbi told him that Thawban, the client of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), told him that […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 56 Narrated Shaddad ibn Aws: The tradition mentioned above (No. 2361) has also been transmitted by Shaddad ibn Aws through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: While Shaddad ibn Aws was walking along with the Prophet (ﷺ)….The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition to the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 57 Narrated Shaddad b. Aws: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to a man at al-Baqi’ while he was cupping on the 18th of Ramadan ; he (the Prophet) was holding my hand. Thereupon he said: A man who cups and a man who gets himself cupped break their […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 58 Narrated Thawban, the client of the Prophet (ﷺ): The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: A man who cups and a man who gets himself cupped break their fast. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 59 Narrated Thawban: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: A man who cups and a man who gets himself cupped break their fast. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Thawban transmitted a similar tradition from his father on the authority of Makhul through an chain of narrators mentioned by him. حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 14, Hadith 60 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had himself cupped when he was fasting. Abu Dawud said: Wuhaib b. Khalid narrated a similar tradition from Ayyub through a different chain of narrators. Ja’far b. Rabi’ah and Hisham, that is, Ibn Hassan, narrated a similar tradition from ‘Ikrimah […]