Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 25 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out from the privy and was presented to him. They (the people) asked: Should we bring you water for ablution? He replied: I have been commanded to perform ablution when I get up for prayer. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
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 28, Foods (Kitāb al‑Aṭʿimah), discusses the rules of lawful foods, manners of eating, and dietary limits.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 26 Narrated Salman al-Farsi: I read in the Torah that the blessing of food consists in ablution before it. So I mentioned it to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: The blessing of food consists in ablution before it and ablution after it. Sufyan disapproved of performing ablution before taking […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 27 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out from the valley of a mountain where he had eased himself. There were some dried dates on a shield before us. We called him and he ate with us. He did not touch water. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 28 Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never expressed disapproval of food; if he desired it, he ate it, and if he disliked it, he left it alone. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ مَا عَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 29 Narrated Wahshi ibn Harb: The Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we eat but we are not satisfied. He said: Perhaps you eat separately. They replied: Yes. He said: If you gather together at your food and mention Allah’s name, you will be blessed […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 30 Jabir bin ‘Abd Allah said that he heard the Prophet(ﷺ) say: When a man enters his house and mention Allah’s name on entering and on his food, the devil says: You have no place to spend the night and no evening meal; but when he enters without mentioning […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 31 When we were at food with the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) none of us put in his hand till the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)put his hand first. Once we were at food with him. A nomad Arab came in as though he were being pushed, and he was about to […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 32 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you eats, he should mention Allah’s name; if he forgets to mention Allah’s name at the beginning, he should say: “In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end of it.” حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 33 Narrated Umayyah ibn Makhshi: Umayyah was sitting and a man was eating. He did not mention Allah’s name until there remained the last morsel. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end of it. The […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 34 Abu Juhaifah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as sayings: I do not eat while reclining. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الأَقْمَرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جُحَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ لاَ آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا ” . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 35 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was never seen reclining while eating, nor walking with two men at his heels. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ مَا رُئِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 36 Anas said: The Prophet(ﷺ) sent me(for some work), and when I returned to him found him eating dates and squatting. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ تَمْرًا وَهُوَ مُقْعٍ […]