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 49

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 49 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that a man should drink while standing. حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى أَنْ يَشْرَبَ الرَّجُلُ قَائِمًا ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 49   This hadith […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 50

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 50 Nazzal b. Samurah said : ‘Ali asked for water and he drank it while standing. He then said: some people disapprove of doing this (drinking while standing ), but I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing as I have done. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 51

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 51 Ibn Abbas said: The apostle of allah (ﷺ) forbade drinking from the mouth of a water-skin, and riding the animal which feeds on filth and eating the animal which is killed in confinement. Abu Dawud said: Jallalah means an animal which eats filth and impurities. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 52

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 52 Abu Sa’id al-Khudri said : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited drinking by inverting the heads of skin vessels. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ اخْتِنَاثِ الأَسْقِيَةِ ‏.‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 53

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 53 A man of the Ansar quoting from his father said that the Prophet (ﷺ) called for a skin-vessel on the day of the battle of Uhud. He then said: Invert the head of the vessel and he drank from its mouth. حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 54

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 54 Abu sa’id al-Khudri said: The apostle of Allah (ﷺ) forbade drinking from the broken place (of a cup) and blowing into a drink. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي قُرَّةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 55

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 55 Ibn Abi Laila said: Whan Hudhaifah was in al-Mada’in, he asked for water. A peasant brought him a silver vessel. He threw it away and said: I threw it away, for I prohibited (him) but he did not stop. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to wear silk […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 56

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 56 Jabir b. ‘abd Allah said: The Prophet (ﷺ) went to visit a man of the Ansar accompanied by one of his Companions who was watering his garden. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: If you have any water which has remained over night in a skin (we should like […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 57

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 57 Narrated Abdullah ibn AbuAwfa: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The supplier of the people is the last (man) to drink. حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُخْتَارِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ سَاقِيَ الْقَوْمِ آخِرُهُمْ شُرْبًا ‏”‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 58

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 58 Anas b. Malik said: The Prophet (ﷺ) was brought milk that was mixed with water. A nomad Arab was on his right and Abu Bakr was on his left. He himself drank and gave it to the nomad Arab, and said: He who is on the right , […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 59

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 59 Anas b.Malik said : when the prophet (ﷺ) drank, he used to breathe three times in the course of a drink and say : It is more whole some ,thrist-quenching and healthier. حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عِصَامٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 60

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 27, Hadith 60 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade blowing or breathing into a vessel. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُتَنَفَّسَ فِي الإِنَاءِ أَوْ يُنْفَخَ فِيهِ […]