Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 37 Narrated Adi ibn Hatim: I said: Messenger of Allah, tell me when one of us catches game and has no knife; may he slaughter with a flint and a splinter of stick. He said: Cause the blood to flow with whatever you like and mention Allah’s name. حَدَّثَنَا […]
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 16, Sacrifice (Kitāb al‑Dhāyā), discusses the rules, timing, and procedures for animal sacrifice.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 38 Narrated AbulUshara’: AbulUshara’ reported on the authority of his father: He asked: Messenger of Allah, is the slaughtering to be done only in the upper part of the breast and the throat? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) replied: If you pierced its thigh, it would serve you. Abu […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 39 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ibn Isa added: (Ibn Abbas) and AbuHurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the devil’s sacrifice. AbuIsa added in his version: This refers to the slaughtered animal whose skin cut off, and is then left to die without its jugular veins being severed. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 40 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the embryo. He replied: Eat it if you wish. Musaddad’s version says: we said: Messenger of Allah, we slaughter a she-camel, a cow and a sheep, and we find an embryo in its womb. Shall we throw […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 41 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The slaughter of embryo is included when its mother is slaughtered. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَاهَوَيْهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ الْقَدَّاحُ الْمَكِّيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 42 Narrated ‘Aishah: (the narrator Musa did not mention the words “from ‘Aishah” in his version from Hammad, and al-Qa’nabi also did not mention the word “from ‘Aishah” in his version from Malik). They (the people) said: Messenger of Allah, there are people here, recent converts from polytheism, who […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 43 Narrated Nubayshah: A man called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): We used to sacrifice Atirah in pre-Islamic days during Rajab; so what do you command us? He said: Sacrifice for the sake of Allah in any month whatever; obey Allah, Most High, and feed(the people). He said: We […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 44 Narrated Abu Hurairah: Prophet (ﷺ) sa saying: There is no fara’ and ‘atirah. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ لاَ فَرَعَ وَلاَ عَتِيرَةَ ” . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 44 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 45 Narrated Sa’id: Fara’ was the first animal born to them (the Arabs) which they sacrificed. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ الْفَرَعُ أَوَّلُ النِّتَاجِ كَانَ يُنْتَجُ لَهُمْ فَيَذْبَحُونَهُ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 45 This hadith is […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 46 Narrated ‘Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to sacrifice goat out of every fifty goats. Abu Dawud said: Fara’ means the first baby camel born (to the Arabs). They used to sacrifice it for their idols, and then eat it, and its skin was thrown on a […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 47 Narrated Umm Kurz al-Ka’biyyah: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Two resembling sheep are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl. AbuDawud said: I heard Ahmad (ibn Hanbal) say: The Arabic word mukafi’atani means equal (in age) or resembling each other. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 16, Hadith 48 Narrated Umm Kurz: I heard the Prophet (nay peace be upon him) say: Let the birds stay in their roosts. She said: I also heard him say: Two sheep are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl, but it does you no harm whether […]