Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 49 Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: Ibn ‘Abbas wrote to me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)had defendant should take an oath. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى بِالْيَمِينِ […]
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 25, The Office of the Judge (Kitāb al‑Aqdiyah), discusses judicial authority, court procedures, and the role of judges.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 50 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to a man whom he asked to take an oath: Swear by Allah except whom there is no god that you have nothing belonging to him, i.e. the plaintiff. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 51 Al-Ash’ath b. Qais said: A Jew and I shared some land and he denied my right, so I took him to the holy prophet (ﷺ). The holy prophet (ﷺ) said to me: Have you have proof. I said: No. He then said to the Jew: Swear an oath […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 52 Al-Ash’ath b. Qais said: A men from Kindah and a men from Hadramawt came to the Holy Prophet(ﷺ)with their dispute about a land in the Yemen. The Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the this (man)had usurped land belonging to me, and it is his possession. He asked: Have […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 53 ‘Alqamah b. Wa’il b. Hujr al-Hadrami said on the authority of the father: A man from Hadramaw and a man from kindah came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, this (man) has seized land which belonged to my father. Al-Kindi said: That […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 54 Abu Hurairah said: The holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to the Jew : I adjure you by Allah Who sent down the Torah to Moses ! do you not find in the Torah(a rule about a man) who commits adultery. He then narrated the rest of the tradition relating […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 55 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Zuhri through a different chain of narrator. This version has: A man from Muzainah who followed the knowledge and memorized it to me that sa’id b.al-Musayyab transmitted it. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 56 Narrated Ikrimah: The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to Ibn Suriya’: I remind you by Allah Who saved you from the people of Pharaoh, made you cover the sea, gave you the shade of clouds, sent down to you manna and quails, sent down you Torah to Moses, do […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 57 Narrated Awf ibn Malik: The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) gave a decision between two men, and the one against whom the decision was given turned away and said: For me Allah sufficeth, and He is the best dispenser of affairs. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah, Most High, blames […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 58 Narrated Ash-Sharid: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses means makes it lawful to dishonour and punish him. Ibn al-Mubarak said that “dishonour” means that he may be spoken to roughly and “punish” means he may be imprisoned for it. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 59 Narrated Grandfather of Hirmas ibn Habib: I brought my debtor to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). He said to me: Stick to him. He again said to me: O brother of Banu Tamim, what do you want to do with your prisoner. حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 60 Bahz bin Hakim, on his father’s authority, said that his grandfather told that the Prophet (ﷺ) imprisoned a man on suspicion. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَبَسَ رَجُلاً فِي […]