Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 1 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Knowledge has three categories; anything else is extra; a precise verse, or an established sunnah (practice), or a firm obligatory duty. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ […]
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 19, Shares of Inheritance (Kitāb al‑Farāʾiḍ), discusses how inheritance is divided among heirs according to Islamic law.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 2 Narrated Jabir: I fell ill, and the Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came to me on foot to visit me. As I was unconscious, I could not speak to him. He performed ablution and sprinkled water on me ; so I became conscious. I said: Messenger of Allah, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 3 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me and blew on my face. So I became conscious. I said: Messenger of Allah, may I not bequeath one-third of my property to my sisters? He replied: Do […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 4 Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib: The last verse revealed about the decease who left no descendants or ascendants: “They ask thee for the legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 5 Narrated Al-Bara’ ibn Azib: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, they ask thee for a legal decision about a kalalah. What is meant by kalalah? He replied: The verse revealed in summer is sufficient for you. I asked AbuIshaq: Does it mean […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 6 Narrated Huzail b. Shurahbil al-Awadi: A man came to Abu Musa al-Ash’ari and Salman b. Rabi’ah, and asked about a case where there were a daughter, a son’s daughter and full sister. They replied: The daughter gets half and the full gets half. The son’s daughter gets nothing. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 7 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and came to a woman of the Ansar in al-Aswaf. The woman brought her two daughters, and said: Messenger of Allah, these are the daughters of Thabit ibn Qays who was killed as a martyr […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 8 Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : The wife of Sa’d b. al-Rabi said: Messenger of Allah, Sa’d died and left two daughters. He then narrated the rest of the tradition in a similar way. Abu Dawud said: This is the most correct tradition. حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 9 Narrated Al-Aswad b. Yazid: Mu’adh b. Jabal gave shares of inheritance to a sister and a daughter. He gave each of them half. He was at Yemen while the Prophet (ﷺ) was alive. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَسَّانَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 10 Narrated Qabisah ibn Dhuwayb: A grandmother came to AbuBakr asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: There is nothing prescribed for you in Allah’s Book, nor do I know anything for you in the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) Go home till I question […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 11 Narrated Buraydah: The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ أَبُو الْمُنِيبِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَعَلَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 19, Hadith 12 Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: My son has died; what do I receive from his estate? He replied: You receive a sixth. When he turned away he called him and said: You receive another sixth. When he turned away, he […]