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 25

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 25 Hudhaifa and Abu Mas’ud got together and Hudhaifah said: I know best what the Dajjal (Antichrist) will have with him. He will have with him a sea of water and a river of fire, and what you see as fire will be water and what you sea as […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 26

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 26 Anas b. Malik reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: No prophet was sent who had not warned his people about the one-eyed. Between his eyes will be written “infidel” (kafir). حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 27

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 27 Shu’bah said in his version: “the letters k, f, r” (are on his forehead). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ك ف ر ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 27   The above hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 28

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 28 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas b. Malik through a different chain of narrators, This version adds: Every Muslim will read it. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ الْحَبْحَابِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 29

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 29 Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Let him who hears of the Dajjal (Antichrist) go far from him for I swear by Allah that a man will come to him thinking he is a believer and follow him because of confused ideas roused in him by […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 30

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 30 Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I have told you so much about the Dajjal (Antichrist) that I am afraid you may not understand. The Antichrist is short, hen-toed, woolly-haired, one-eyed, an eye-sightless, and neither protruding nor deep-seated. If you are confused about him, know that […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 31

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 31 Al-nawwas b. Sim’an al-Kilabi said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the Dajjal (Antichrist) saying: If he comes forth while I am among you I shall be the one who will dispute with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth when I am not among you, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 32

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 32 A similar tradition has been transmitted by Abu Umamah from the prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. In this version he mentioned the prayers to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ، عَنِ السَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 33

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 33 Abu al-Darda’ reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying : If anyone memorizes ten verses from the beginning of surat al-Kahf, he will be protected from the trial of Dajjal (Antichrist). Abu Dawud said: In this way Hashim al-dastawa’I transmitted it from Qatadah, but he said : “If anyone […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 34

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 34 Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no prophet between me and him, that is, Jesus (ﷺ). He will descent (to the earth). When you see him, recognise him: a man of medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments, looking as if drops were […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 35

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 35 Narrated Fatimah, daughter of Qays: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) once delayed the congregational night prayer. He came out and said: The talk of Tamim ad-Dari detained me. He transmitted it to me from a man who was on of of the islands of the sea. All of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 36

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 36 Fatimah, daughter of Qais, said: I heard the crier of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) calling : Assemble for the prayer. I Then came out and prayed along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he sat on the pulpit […]