Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 1 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The prayer was prescribed as consisting of two rak’ahs both when one was resident and when travelling. The prayer while travelling was left according to the original prescription and the prayer of one who was resident was enhanced. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ […]
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 4, Prayer During Travel, discusses detailed legal rulings on how to perform prayers while travelling (e.g. combining, shortening).
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 2 Narrated Ya’la b. Umayyah: I remarked to ‘Umar al-Khattab: Have you seen the shortening of the prayer by the people today while Allah has said: “If you fear that those who are infidels may afflict you”, whereas those days are gone now? He replied: I have wondered about […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 3 The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of transmitters by ‘Abd Allah b. Abi ‘Ammar who narrated it in like manner. Abu Dawud said: This has been transmitted by Abu ‘Asim and Hammad b. Mas’adah as transmitted by Ibn Bakr. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 4 Narrated Yahya b. Yazid al-Hannani: I asked Anas b. Malik about the shortening of the prayer (while travelling). He said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out on a journey of three miles or three farsakh (the narrator Shu’bah doubted), he used to pray two rak’ahs. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 5 Narrated Anas b. Malik : I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) four rak’ahs at the noon prayer at Medina and two rak’ahs at the afternoon prayer in Dhu al-Hulaifah. حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، سَمِعَا أَنَسَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 6 Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah is pleased with a shepherd of goats who calls to prayer at the peak of a mountain, and offers prayer, Allah, the Exalted, says: Look at this servant of Mine; he calls to prayer and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 7 Narrated Mishaj b. Musa: I asked Anas b. Malik: Narrate to us what you heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say. He said: When we travelled along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we would say: Did the sun pass the meridian or not? But he (the Prophet) […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 8 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) halted at a certain place (while on a journey), he would not leave that place till he offered the noon prayer. A man said to him: Even if in the middle of the day? He replied: Even if […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 9 Narrated Mu’adh bin Jabal : They (the Companions) proceeded on the expedition of Tabuk along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He combined the noon and afternoon prayers and the sunset and night prayers. One day he delayed the prayer and came out (of his dwelling) and combined […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 10 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Ibn Umar was informed about the death of Safiyyah (the wife of the Prophet) when he was at Mecca. He proceeded till the sun set and the stars shined. He said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) was in a hurry about something while on a […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 11 Narrated Mu’adh ibn Jabal: On the expedition to Tabuk if the sun had passed the meridian before the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) moved off, he combined the noon and the afternoon prayers; but if he moved off before the sun had passed the meridian, he delayed the noon […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 12 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never combined the sunset and night prayers while on a journey except once. Abu Dawud said: This has been narrated by Ayyub from Nafi’ from Ibn ‘Umar as a statement of Ibn ‘Umar. Ibn ‘Umar was never seen combining these […]