Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 25 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There will be civil strife (fitnah) which will render people deaf, dumb and blind regarding what is right. Those who contemplate it will be drawn by it, and giving rein to the tongue during it will be like smiting with the sword. […]
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 37, Trials & Fierce Battles (Kitāb al‑Fitān wa al‑Malāḥim), discusses end‑times trials, strife, and great battles.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 26 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There will be civil strife which wipe out the Arabs, and their slain will go to Hell. During it the tongue will be more severe than blows of the sword. Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri transmitted it from Laith, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 27 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abd al-Quddus mentioned in his version: Ziyad, one who has white ears. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ الطَّبَّاعِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْقُدُّوسِ، قَالَ زِيَادٌ سِيمِينْ كُوشْ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 27 The above hadith is from the Sunan Abi […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 28 Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: A Muslim’s best property will soon be sheep which he will take to the tops of the mountains and the places where the rain falls, fleeing with his religion from the civil strife (fitan). حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 29 Ahnaf b. Qais said: I came out with the intention of (participating in) fighting. Abu Bakrah met me and said: Go back, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When two Muslims face each other with their swords, the killer and the slain will go to […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 30 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted briefly by al-Hasan through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ مُخْتَصَرًا . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ – يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ – […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 31 Narrated AbudDarda’ and Ubadah ibn as-Samit: Khalid ibn Dihqan said: When we were engaged in the battle of Constantinople at Dhuluqiyyah, a man of the people of Palestine, who was one of their nobility and elite and whose rank was known to them, came forward. He was called […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 32 Khalid b. Dihqan said: I asked Yahya b. Yahya al-Ghassani about the word i’tabata bi qatlihi spoken by him (as mentioned in the previous tradition). He said: It means those people who fight during the period of commotion (fitnah), and one of them kills (the other people) presuming […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 33 Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: The verse “If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein for ever” was revealed six months after the verse “And those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 34 Sa’id bin Jubair said: I asked Ibn ‘Abbas (about the verse relating to intentional homicide in Surat An-Nisa’) He said: When the verse “Those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor slay such life as Allah had made sacred, except for just cause” was revealed, the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 35 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sa’id b. Jubair from Ibn ‘Abbas through a different chain of narrators. Ibn ‘Abbas said: The verse: “Those who invoke not with Allah” applied to polytheists. He said: About them another verse, “Say: O my servants who have transgressed […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 36 Ibn ‘Abbas said: No other verse has repealed the verse “If a man kills a believer intentionally” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ { وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا } قَالَ مَا نَسَخَهَا شَىْءٌ […]