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 469

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 469 This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Rifa’ah b. Rafi. This version goes: When you get up and face the qiblah, what Allah wishes you to recite. And when you bow, put your palms on your knees and stretch out your back. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 470

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 470 This tradition has also been transmitted by Rifa’ah b Rafi through a different chain of narrators. This version has : When you get up to pray, say the takbir, exalting Allah; then recite the Qur’an as much as it is convenient for you. The version adds: When you […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 471

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 471 Rifa’ah b. Rafi has also narrated this tradition through a different chain from the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ). This version goes: Then perform ablution in a way Allah, the exalted, has command you, then say the shahadah and get up and say the takbir. Then if you know any […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 472

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 472 Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Shibl: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited to peck like a crow, and to spread (the forearms) like a wild beast, and to fix a place in the mosque like a camel which fixes its place. These are the wordings of Qutaybah. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 473

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 473 Narrated Uqbah ibn Amr al-Ansari: Salim al-Barrad said: We came to AbuMas’ud Uqbah ibn Amr al-Ansari and said to him: Tell us about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He stood up before us in the mosque and said the takbir. When he bowed, he placed […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 474

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 474 Narrated AbuHurayrah: Anas ibn Hakim ad-Dabbi said that he feared Ziyad or Ibn Ziyad; so he came to Medina and met AbuHurayrah. He attributed his lineage to me and I became a member of his lineage. AbuHurayrah said (to me): O youth, should I not narrate a tradition […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 475

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 475 The above-mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي سَلِيطٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِنَحْوِهِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 476

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 476 Narrated Tamim ad-Dari: Tamim reported this tradition from the Prophet (ﷺ) as (Hadith No 863). This version adds: Then zakat will be considered in a similar way. Then all the actions will be considered accordingly. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 477

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 477 Mus’ab b sa’d said: I prayed by the side of my father. I put both of my hands between my knees(in bowing condition). He prohibited me from it. I then repeated; so he said: Do not do so, because we used to do so. But we were prohibited […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 478

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 478 ‘Abd Allah (b. Masud) said: When any of you bows, he should spread his arms on his thighs and clap both his palms (Placing them between the knees), as if I am seeing the variation of the fingers of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 479

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 479 Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: When “Glorify the name of your mighty Lord” was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Use it when bowing, and when “Glorify the name of your most high Lord” was revealed, he said: Use it when prostrating yourself. حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 480

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 480 Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: The above (No 868) tradition has also been reported through a different chain of narrators by Uqbah ibn Amir to the same effect. This version adds: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) bowed, he said: “Glory and praise be to my mighty Lord” three […]