Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 121 Narrated ‘Aishah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to accept a gift and make return for it. حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ السَّبِيعِيُّ – عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها […]
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 24, Wages (Kitāb al‑Ijārah), discusses employment contracts, compensation, and related obligations.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 122 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I swear by Allah, I shall not accept gift from anyone after this day except from an immigrant Qarashi, an Ansari a Dawsi or a Thaqafi. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْفَضْلِ – حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 123 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: One who seeks to take back a gift like the one who returns to it vomit. Hammam said: “And Qatadah said: We regard vomiting as unlawful.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، وَهَمَّامٌ، وَشُعْبَةُ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 124 Narrated Abdullah Ibn Umar ; Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is not lawful for a man to make a donation or give a gift and then take it back, except a father regarding what he gives his child. One who gives a gift and then […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 125 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The similitude of the one who takes back what he gifted is like that of a dog which vomits and then it eats vomit. When a donor seeks to take back (his gift), it should be made known […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 126 Narrated AbuUmamah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone intercedes for his brother and he presents a gift to him for it and he accepts it, he approaches a great door of the doors of usury. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 127 Narrated Al-Nu’man b. Bashir: My father gave me a gift. The narrator Isma’il b. Salim said: (He gave me) his slave as a gift. My mother ‘Umrah daughter of Rawahah said: Go to the Messenger of Allah and call him as witness. He then came to the Prophet […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 128 Narrated Al-Nu’man b. Bashir: That his father had given him a slave. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: What is this slave ? He replied: This is my slave which my father has given me. He asked: Has he given all your brothers the same as he has […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 129 Narrated An-Nu’man ibn Bashir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Act equally between your children; Act equally between your sons. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ حَاجِبِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ اعْدِلُوا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 130 Narrated Jabir: Bashir’s wife said (to her husband): Give my son your slave, and call the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as witness for me. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: The daughter of so-and-so has asked me to give her som my slave […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 131 Narrated ‘Amr bin Shu’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is not permissible for a woman to present a gift from the property which she has in her possession when her husband owns her chastity. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 132 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is not permissible for a woman to present a gift (from her husband’s property) except with the permission of her husband. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ – حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، […]