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 33, Hot Baths (Kitāb al‑Ḥammām), discusses rules and etiquette of using baths/spas (bathing facilities).

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 1

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 1 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to enter the hot baths. He then permitted men to enter them in lower garments. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُذْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 2

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 2 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: AbulMalih said: Some women of Syria came to Aisha. She asked them: From whom are you? They replied: From the people of Syria. She said: Perhaps you belong to the place where women enter hot baths (for washing ). The said: Yes. She said: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 3

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 3 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: After some time the lands of the non-Arabs will be conquered for you, and there you will find houses called hammamat (hot baths). so men should not enter them (to wash) except in lower garments, and forbid the […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 4

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 4 Narrated Ya’la: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man washing in a public place without a lower garment. So he mounted the pulpit, praised and extolled Allah and said: Allah is characterised by modesty and concealment. So when any of you washes, he should conceal himself. حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 5

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 5 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ya’la from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: The former is more perfect. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 6

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 6 Narrated Jarhad: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat with us and my thigh was uncovered. He said: Do you not know that thigh is a private part ? حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جَرْهَدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، – […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 7

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 7 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not uncover you thigh, and do not look at the thigh of the living and the dead. Abu Dawud said: This tradition disagrees with the generally reported traditions (nakarah). حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 8

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 8 Narrated Al-Miswar b. Makhramah: I lifted a heavy stone. While I was walking my garment fell down. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: Take you garment upon you, and do not walk naked. حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأُمَوِيُّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 9

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 9 Bahz b. Hakim said that his father told on the authority of his grandfather: I said: Messenger of Allah, from whom should we conceal our private parts and to whom can we show? He replied: conceal your private parts except from your wife and from whom your right […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 10

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 10 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man should not look at the private parts of another man, and a woman should not look at the private parts of another woman. A man should not lie with another man without wearing lower garment under one cover; and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 33, Hadith 11 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man should not lie with another man and a woman should not lie with another woman without covering their private parts except a child or a father. He also mentioned a third thing which I forgot. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا […]