Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 37 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you eats, he must not eat from the top of the dish, but should eat from the bottom; for the blessing descends from the top of it. حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، […]
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 38 Narrated Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet (ﷺ) had a bowl called gharra’. It was carried by four persons. When the sun rose high, and they performed the forenoon prayer, the bowl in which tharid was prepared was brought, and the people gathered round it. When they were numerous, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 39 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade two kinds of food: to sit at cloth on which wine is drunk, and to eat by a man while lying on his stomach. Abu Dawud said : Ja’far did not hear this tradition from al-Zuhri. His tradition […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 40 The tradition mentioned above has been transmitted by al-Zuhri from a different chain of narrators. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 40 The above hadith is from the Sunan […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 41 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet(ﷺ) as sayings: When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 42 Narrated Umar ibn AbuSalamah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Come near, my son, mention Allah’s name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، لُوَيْنٌ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَجْزَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 43 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not eat meat with a knife, for it is a foreign practice, but bite it, for it is more beneficial and wholesome. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong. حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 44 Narrated Safwan ibn Umayyah: I was eating with the Prophet (ﷺ) and snatching the meat from the bone with my hand. He said: bring the bone near your mouth, for it is more beneficial and wholesome. Abu Dawud said: ‘Uthman did not hear (traditions) from Safwan. This is […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 45 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The bone dearer to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the bone of sheep. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ الْعُرَاقِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 46 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The tradition mentioned above (No. 3771) has also been narrated by Ibn Mas’ud with a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Prophet (ﷺ) liked the foreleg (of a sheep). Once the foreleg was poisoned, and he thought that the Jews had poisoned […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 47 Anas b. Malik said: A tailor invited the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to a meal which he had prepared. Anas said: I went along with the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) barley bread and soup containing pumpkin and dried sliced meat. Anas said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 28, Hadith 48 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The food the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked best was tharid made from bread and tharid made from Hays. Abu Dawud said: It is a weak (tradition). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ السَّمْتِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَهْلِ […]