Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 37 Narrated Usamah b. Zaid: A daughter of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent him message while I and Sa’d were with him and I think Ubayy was also there: My son or daughter (the narrator is doubtful) is dying, so come to us. He sent her greeting, saying at […]
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 21, Funerals (Kitāb al‑Janāʾiz), discusses funeral rites, prayers for the deceased, and burial rules.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 38 Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: A child was born to me at night and I named him Ibrahim after his. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. Anas said: I saw it at the point of the death before the Messenger […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 39 Narrated Umm ‘Atiyyah : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited us to wail. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَانَا عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 39 This hadith is […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 40 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the wailing woman and the woman who listens to her. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 41 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The dead is punished because of his family’s weeping for him. When this was mentioned to ‘Aishah, she said: Ibn ‘Umar forgot and made a mistake. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by grave and he said: The man in […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 42 Yazid ibn Aws said: I entered upon AbuMusa while he was at the point of death. His wife began to weep or was going to weep. AbuMusa said to her: Did you not hear what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said? She said: Yes. The narrator said: She […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 43 Usayd ibn Abu Usayd, reported on the authority of a woman who took oath of allegiance (to the Prophet): One of the oaths which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) received from us about the virtue was that we would not disobey him in it (virtue): that we would […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 44 Narrated Abdullah ibn Ja’far: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Prepare food for the family of Ja’far for there came upon them an incident which has engaged them. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 45 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: A man had a shot of arrow in his chest or throat (the narrator is doubtful). So he died. He was shrouded in his clothes as he was. The narrator said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 46 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded to remove weapons and skins from the martyrs of Uhud, and that they should be buried with their blood and clothes. حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَعِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 47 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The martyrs of Uhud were not washed, and they were buried with their blood. No prayer was offered over them. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، – وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ – أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 48 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed Hamzah who was killed and disfigured. He said: If Safiyyah were not grieved, I would have left him until the birds and beasts of prey would have eaten him, and he would have been resurrected from their bellies. […]