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 17, Game / Hunting (Kitāb al‑Ṣayd), discusses rules concerning permissible game and methods of hunting.

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 13

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 13 Narrated AbuTha’labah al-Khushani: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: AbuTha’labah, eat what returns to you by your bow and your dog. Ibn Harb’s version adds: “The trained (dog), and your hand, then eat, whether it has been slaughtered or not slaughtered”. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 14

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 14 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: There was a bedouin called AbuTha’labah. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have trained dogs, so tell me your opinion about (eating) the animal they hunt. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If you have trained dogs, then eat what they catch for you. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 15

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 15 Narrated AbuWaqid: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Whatever is cut off of an animal when it is alive is dead. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ، قَالَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 16

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 16 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: (the narrator Sufyan said: I do not know but that it has been transmitted from the Prophet (ﷺ): He who lives in the desert will become rude; he who pursues the game will be negligent, and he who visits a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 17

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 17 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He said: He who sticks to a king is perverted. This version adds: The nearer a servant (of Allah) goes to a king, the farther he keeps away from Allah. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 18

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 17, Hadith 18 Narrated AbuTha’labah al-Khushani: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you shoot your arrow (and the animal goes out of your sight) and you come three days later on it, and in it there is your arrow, then eat provided it has not stench. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ […]