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 625

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 625 Abu Hurairah reported; The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the noon prayer and he gave the salutation at the end of two rakahs. He was asked. Has the prayer been shortened ? then he offered two rakahs of the prayer and made two prostrations (at the end of it). حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 626

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 626 Narrated AbuHurayrah: When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished two rak’ahs of an obligatory prayer, a man asked him: Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened, or have you forgotten? he replied: I did not do all that. The people said: Messenger of Allah, you did that. Therefore, he […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 627

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 627 Abu Hurairah reported; He then made two prostration on account of forgetfulness after he had given the salutation. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ ضَمْضَمِ بْنِ جَوْسٍ الْهِفَّانِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ بَعْدَ مَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 628

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 628 Ibn ‘Umar said : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer and gave the salutation after two rakahs of prayer. He narrated this tradition like that of Ibn Sirin from Abu Hurairah. This version adds; he gave the salutation and prostrated two prostrations due to forgetfulness. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 629

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 629 ‘Imran b. Husain said : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave the salutation at the end of three rakahs in the afternoon prayer, then went into the apartment (according to the version of maslamah). A man called al-Khirbaq who had long arms got up and said ; has […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 630

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 630 ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) said : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed five rak’ahs in the noon prayer. He was asked whether the prayer had been extended. He asked what they meant by that. The people said : you prayed five rak’ahs. Then he made two prostrations after […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 631

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 631 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered prayer. The version of the narrator Ibrahim goes: I do not know whether he increased or decreased (the rak’ahs of prayer). When he gave the salutation, he was asked: Has something new happened in the prayer, Messenger of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 632

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 632 This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) through a different chain of narrators. This version goes; when one of you forgets (in his prayer), he should perform two prostrations. Then he turned away, and performed two prostrations (due to forgetfulness). Abu Dawud said: The […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 633

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 633 ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) said; The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in five rak’ahs of prayer. When he turned away (i,e, finished his prayer), the people whispered among themselves. He asked; what is the matter with you ? They said : Messenger of Allah, has (the number […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 634

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 634 Narrated Mu’awiyah ibn Khudayj: One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed and gave the salutation while a rak’ah of the prayer remained to be offered. A man went to him and said: You forgot to offer one rak’ah of prayer. Then he returned and entered the mosque […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 635

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 635 ‘Ata’ b. Yasar said that Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: when one of you is in doubt about his prayer (i.e, how much he has prayed), he should throw away his doubt and base his prayer on what he is sure of. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 636

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 636 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) named the two prostrations of forgetfulness disgraceful for the devil. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمَّى سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ […]