Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 1 Talhah b. ‘Ubaid Allah said: A man from among the people of Najd with disheveled hair came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The humming sound of his voice could be heard but what he was saying could not be understood. He came closer and it was then […]
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 2, Prayer (Kitāb al‑Ṣalāt), discusses the principles, conditions, and structure of the obligatory prayers.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 2 This tradition has also been reported by Abu Suhail Nafi’ b. Malik b. Abi ‘Amir through a different chain of narrators. It adds: He will be successful, by his father, if he speaks the truth; he will enter Paradise, by his father, if he speaks the truth. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 3 Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Gabriel (ﷺ) led me in prayer at the House (i.e. the Ka’bah). He prayed the noon prayer with me when the sun had passed the meridian to the extent of the thong of a sandal; he prayed the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 4 Ibn Shihab said: ‘Umar b. ‘Abdul ‘Aziz was sitting on the pulpit and he somewhat postponed the afternoon prayer. ‘Urwah b. al-Zubair said to him: “Gabriel informed Muhammed (ﷺ) of the time of prayer”. So ‘Umar said to him: “Be sure of what you are saying”. ‘Urwah then […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 5 Abu Musa reported: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) but he did reply to him but he commanded Bilal, who made the announcement for the beginning of the time of the the fair prayer prayer when the dawn broke. He offered (the fair prayer) when a man (due […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 6 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amr reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The time of the Zuhr prayer is as along as the time of the ‘Asr prayer has not come; the time of the Asr prayer is as long as the sun has not become yellow ; the time […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 7 Muhammad b. ‘Amr b. al-Hasan reported: We asked Jabir about the time of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: He used to offer the Zuhr prayer in the midday heat, the ‘Asr prayer when the sun was bright, the Maghrib prayer when the sun […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 8 Abu Barzah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would offer the Zuhr prayer when the sun had passed the meridian; he would offer ‘Asr prayer after which one of us would visit the skirts of Medina and return him while the sun was still bright; I forgot what […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 9 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I would offer my noon prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and took a handful of gravels so that they might become cold in my hand and I placed them (before me) so that I may put my forehead on them at the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 10 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The extent of the shadow when the Messenger of Allah prayed (the noon prayer) was three to five feet in summer and five to seven feet in winter. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، سَعْدِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 11 Abu Dharr said: We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ). The mu’adhdhin intended to call for the Zuhr prayer. He said: Make it cooler. He then intended to call for prayer. He said twice or thrice: Make it cooler. We then witnessed the shadow of the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 12 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When the heat is violent, offer (the Zuhr) prayer when it becomes fairly cool, for the violent heat comes from the bubbling over the Hell. حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، أَنَّ اللَّيْثَ، […]