Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 49 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If any man is among a people in whose midst he does acts of disobedience, and, though they are able to make him change (his acts), they do not change, Allah will smite them with punishment before they die. حَدَّثَنَا […]
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 50 Abu sa’Id al-Khudri said: I head the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If any one you sees something objectionable, he should change it with his hand if he can change it with his hand. (The narrator Hammad broke the rest of the tradition which was completed by Ibn […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 51 Abu Umayyah ash-Sha’bani said: I asked AbuTha’labah al-Khushani: What is your opinion about the verse “Care for yourselves”. He said: I swear by Allah, I asked the one who was well informed about it; I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it. He said: No, enjoin one […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 52 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: How will you do when that time will come? Or he said: A time will soon come when the people are sifted and only dregs of mankind survive and their covenants and guarantees have been impaired and they […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 53 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: When we were around the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 54 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best fighting (jihad) in the path of Allah is (to speak) a word of justice to an oppressive ruler. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ هَارُونَ – أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 55 Narrated Al-‘Urs bin ‘Amirat al-Kindi: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When sin is done in the earth, he who sees it and disapproves of it will be taken like one who was not present, but he who is not present and approves of it will be like him who […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 56 A similar tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Adl from the prophet (ﷺ) though a different chain of narrators. This version has : He who sees it and disapproves of it will be like him who was not present. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 57 A man from among the companions of the prophet (ﷺ) reported him as saying: The people will not perish until their sins and faults become abundant, and there remains no excuse for them. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَحَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، – وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ – عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 58 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in the night prayer one night towards the end of his life. When he uttered the salutation, he got up and said : Have you seen this night of yours ? No one of those […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 59 Narrated Abu Tha’labat al-Khushani: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah will not fail to detain this community for less than half a day. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ سَهْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 60 Narrated Sa’d ibn AbuWaqqas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I hope my community will not fail to maintain their position in the sight of their Lord if He delays them half a day. Sa’d was asked: How long is half a day? He said: It is five hundred years. […]