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 39, Battles (Kitāb al‑Malāḥim), discusses military expeditions, warfare, and relevant rulings.

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 1

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 1 Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah will raise for this community at the end of every hundred years the one who will renovate its religion for it. Abu Dawud said: ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Shuriah al-Iskandarani has also transmitted this tradition, but he did not exceed Shrahil. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 2

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 2 Dhu Mikhbar said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: you will make a secure peace with the Byzantines, then you and they will fight an enemy behind you, and you will be victorious, take booty, and be safe. You will then return and alight in a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 3

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 3 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Hassan b. ’Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version add: The Muslims will then make for their weapons and will fight, and Allah will honor that body with martryrdom. Abu Dawud said: But al-Walid has narrated this […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 4

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 4 Narrated Mu’adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The flourishing state of Jerusalem will be when Yathrib is in ruins, the ruined state of Yathrib will be when the great war comes, the outbreak of the great war will be at the conquest of Constantinople and the conquest […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 5

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 5 Narrated Mu’adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The greatest war, the conquest of Constantinople and the coming forth of the Dajjal (Antichrist) will take place within a period of seven months. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 6

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 6 Narrated Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The time between the great war and the conquest of the city (Constantinople) will be six years, and the Dajjal (Antichrist) will come forth in the seventh. Abu Dawud said: This is sounder than the tradition narrated by Isa (bin […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 7

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 7 Narrated Thawban: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The people will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their dish. Someone asked: Will that be because of our small numbers at that time? He replied: No, you will be numerous at that […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 8

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 8 Narrated Abu al-Darda’: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The place of assembly of the Muslims at the time of the war will be in al-Ghutah near a city called Damascus, one of the best cities in Syria. حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 9

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 9 Abu Dawud said: Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him)As saying: The Muslims will soon be besieged up to Madina so that their most distant frontier outpost will be Salah. قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ حُدِّثْتُ عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 10

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 10 Al-Zuhri said: Salah is near Khaibar. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ وَسَلاَحُ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 10   This hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. Sunan Abi Dawud is a cornerstone of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 11 Narrated Awf ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah will not gather two swords upon this community: Its own sword and the sword of its enemy. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 12

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 12 Narrated from Abi Sukainah One of the Companions: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Let the Abyssinians alone as long as they let you alone, and let the Turks alone as long as they leave you alone. حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ، عَنِ السَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سُكَيْنَةَ، – […]