Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 25 Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Qatadah reported Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) as saying: If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ […]
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 31, Manumission of Slaves, discusses freeing slaves, associated conditions, and virtues.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 26 Qatadah reported ‘Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) as saying: If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ مَنْ مَلَكَ ذَا رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ . Sunan […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 27 A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Jabir b. Zaid and al-Hasan through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: The narrator sa’id retained te tradition more carefully than Hammad. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 28 Narrated Sulamah bint Ma’qil al-Qasiyyah: My uncle brought me (to Medina) in the pre-Islamic days. He sold me to al-Hubab ibn Amr, brother of AbulYusr ibn Amr. I bore a child, AbdurRahman ibn al-Hubab, to him and he (al-Hubab) then died. Thereupon his wife said: I swear by […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 29 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: We sold slave-mothers during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and of AbuBakr. When Umar was in power, he forbade us and we stopped. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ بِعْنَا أُمَّهَاتِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 30 Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah said: A man declared that his slave would be free after his death, but he had no other property. So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered (to sell him). He was then sold for seven hundred or nine hundred (dirhams). حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 31 The tradition mentioned above also has been transmitted by Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah through a different chain of narrators. This version added: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: You are more entitled to his price, and Allah has no need of it. حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 32 Jabir said: A man of the Ansar called Abu Madhkur declared that his slave called Ya’qub would be free after his death, but he had no other property. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called him and said: Who will buy him ? Nu’aim b. ‘Abd Allah b. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 33 ‘Imran b. Hussain said: A man who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of the death. When the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed about it, he spoke severely of him. He then called them, divided them into three sections, cast lots among them, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 34 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qilabah through a different chain of narrators on the authority of ‘Imran b. Husain to the same effect. But in this version he did not mention “He spoke severely of them.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، – […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 35 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qilabah from Abu Zaid through a different chain of narrators to the same effect: A man of the Ansar … The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Had I been present before his burial, he would not have been buried in […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 31, Hadith 36 ‘Imran b. Husain said: A man emancipated six slaved at the time of his death and he had no other property. The Prophet (ﷺ) was informed about it. He cast lots among them, emancipated two and retained four in slavery. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى […]