Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 49 Narrated ‘Aishah: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to send ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan to Abu Bakr to ask him their cost of living from (the inheritance of) the Prophet (ﷺ). Thereupon ‘Aishah said: Did not the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]
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 20, Tribute, Spoils & Governance, discusses war spoils (khārāj, fay), financial dues, and rulership/government matters.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 50 A similar tradition has been narrated by Ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators. This version says: I said: Do you not fear Allah ? Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: We are not inherited. Whatever we leave is sadaqah (alms). This property […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 51 Narrated Jubair b. Mut’im: That he and ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) talking to him about the fifth which he divided among the Banu Hisham and Abu ‘Abd al-Muttalib. I said: Messenger of Allah, you have divided (the fifth) among our brethren Banu […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 52 Narrated Jubair b. Mu’tim: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not divide the fifth among the Banu ‘Abd Shams and Banu Nawfal as he divided among the Banu Hashim and Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib. He said: Abu Bakr used to divide (the fifth) like the division of the Messenger […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 53 Narrated Jubair b. Mu’tim: On the day of Khaibar the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) divided the portion to his relatives among the Banu Hashim and Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib, and omitted Banu Nawfal and Banu ‘Abd Shams. So I and ‘Utham b. ‘Affan went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 54 Explaining the relatives of the Prophet (ﷺ) al-Saddi said: They are Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib. حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعِجْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، فِي ذِي الْقُرْبَى قَالَ هُمْ بَنُو عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 54 This hadith is from […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 55 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Yazid ibn Hurmuz said that when Najdah al-Haruri performed hajj during the rule of Ibn az-Zubayr, he sent someone to Ibn Abbas to ask him about the portion of the relatives (in the fifth). He asked: For whom do you think? Ibn Abbas replied: […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 56 Narrated ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Laila: I heard ‘Ali say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) assigned me the fifth (of the booty). I spent it on its beneficiaries during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and of ‘Umar. Some property was brought to […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 57 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: I, al-Abbas, Fatimah and Zayd ibn Harithah gathered with the Prophet (ﷺ) and I said: Messenger of Allah, if you think to assign us our right (portion) in this fifth ( of the booty) as mentioned in the Book of Allah, and this I […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 58 Narrated AbdulMuttalib ibn Rabi’ah ibn al-Harith: AbdulMuttalib ibn Rabi’ah ibn al-Harith said that his father, Rabi’ah ibn al-Harith, and Abbas ibn al-Muttalib said to AbdulMuttalib ibn Rabi’ah and al-Fadl ibn Abbas: Go to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and tell him: Messenger of Allah, we are now of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 59 ‘Ali bin Abi Talib said “I had an old she Camel that I got as my share from the booty on the day of Badr. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) also gave me an old she camel from the fifth that day. When I intended to cohabit with Fathimah […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 60 Umm Al Hakam or Duba’ah daughters of Al Zibair bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib said “Some captives of war were brought to the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ). I and my sister Fatimah, daughter of Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) went (to the Prophet) and complained to him about our existing condition. We […]