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 27, Drinks (Kitāb al‑Ashrībāh), discusses permissible and prohibited beverages and rulings related to drinking.

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 1

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 1 ’Umar said : The prohibition of wine came down when (the Quranic verse ) came down. It was made from five thing namely, grapes, dates, honey, wheat ,barley. Wine is what infects (khamara) the mind. There are three things I wished that the prophet (ﷺ) would not leave […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 2

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 2 Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: When the prohibition of wine (was yet to be) declared, Umar said: O Allah, give us a satisfactory explanation about wine. So the following verse of Surat al-Baqarah revealed; “They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: In them is great sin….” Umar was […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 3

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 3 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: A man of the Ansar called him and AbdurRahman ibn Awf and supplied them wine before it was prohibited. Ali then led them in the evening prayer, and he recited; “Say: O ye who reject faith.” He was confused in it. Then the following […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 4

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 4 Ibn Abbas said: The Quranic verse :”O ye who believe ,approach not prayer with minds befogged until you can understand all they say,” and the verse: “They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: In them is great sin and some profit for men ,” were repeated by […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 5

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 5 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I was serving wine to the people in the house of AbuTalhah when it was prohibited and that day our wine was made from unripe dates. A man entered upon us and said: The wine has been prohibited, and the herald of the Messenger […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 6

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 6 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah has cursed wine, its drinker, its server, its seller, its buyer, its presser, the one for whom it is pressed, the one who conveys it, and the one to whom it is conveyed. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 7

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 7 Anas b. Malik said : Abu Talhah asked the prophet (ﷺ) about the orphans who had inherited wine. He replied: Pour it out. He asked: May I not make vinegar of it ? He replied : No. حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 8

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 8 Narrated An-Nu’man ibn Bashir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: from grapes wine is made, from dried dates wine is made, from honey wine is made, from wheat wine is made, from barley wine is made. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 9

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 9 Narrated An-Nu’man ibn Bashir: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Wine is made from grape-syrup, raisins, dried dates, wheat, barley, millet, and I forbid you from every intoxicant. حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي حَرِيزٍ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 10

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 10 Abu Hurairah b. Bashir reported the Apostel of Allah (ﷺ)as saying: Wine comes from these two trees, the date-palm and the grapes-vine. Abu Dawud said : The name of Abu KAthir al-Ubari is Yazid b. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Ghufailat al-Sahmi. Some said: Uzainah. What is correct is Ghufailah. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 11 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Apostel of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Every intoxicant is forbidden. He who drinks wine in this world, and dies when he is addiction to it, will not drink it in the next. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، – فِي آخَرِينَ – قَالُوا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 12

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 12 Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Every intoxicant is khamr (wine) and every intoxicant is forbidden. If anyone drinks wine, Allah will not accept prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. If he repeats it a […]