Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 1 Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is the duty of a Muslim man who has something which is to be given as bequest not to have it for two nights without having his will written regarding it. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، 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 18, Wills (Kitāb al‑Wasāyā), discusses the regulations on making bequests and distributing one’s property after death.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 2 Narrated ‘Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not leave dinars, dirhams, camels and goats, nor did he leave will for anything. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 3 Narrated ‘Amir b. Sa’d: On the authority of his father (Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas): When he (Sa’d) fell ill at Mecca (according to the version of Ibn Abi Kkalaf) – then the agreed version has: which brought him near to death – the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 4 Narrated Abu Hurairah: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, which sadaqah (charity) is the best ? He replied: (The best sadaqah is) that you give something as sadaqah (charity) when you are healthy, greedy, expect survival and fear poverty, and not that you […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 5 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man giving a dirham as sadaqah (charity) during his life is better than giving one hundred dirhams as sadaqah (charity) at the moment of his death. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 6 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man or a woman acts in obedience to Allah for sixty years, then when they are about to die they cause injury by their will, so they must go to Hell. Then AbuHurayrah recited: “After a legacy which you bequeath or […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 7 Narrated Abu Dharr: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: Abu Dharr, I see you weak, and I like for you what I like for myself. Do not be a leader of two (persons), and do not be a guardian of an orphan. Abu Dawud said: This […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 8 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Qur’anic verse goes: “(It is prescribed when death approaches any of you), if he leaves any goods, that he may bequest to parents and next to kin.” The bequest was made in this way until the verse of inheritance repealed it. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 9 Narrated AbuHurayrah: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah has appointed for everyone who has a right what is due to him, and no bequest must be made to an heir. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 10 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: When Allah, Most High, revealed the verses: “Come not nigh to the orphan’s property except to improve it”. And “Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans”, everyone who had an orphan with him went and separated his food from his (orphan’s) food, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 11 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather told that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I am poor, I have nothing (with me), and I have an orphan. He said: Use the property of your orphan without spending it lavishly, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 18, Hadith 12 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: I memorised (a tradition) from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): There is no orphanhood after puberty, and there is no silence for the whole day till the night. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ […]