Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 13 Narrated ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combined the noon and the afternoon prayers, and combined the sunset and night prayers without any danger or journey. Malik said: I think it so happened during rain. Abu Dawud said: Hammad b. Salamah narrated it like manner […]
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 14 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combined the noon and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers at Medina without any danger and rain. He was asked: What did he intend by it ? He replied: He intended that his community might not fall into […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 15 Narrated Abdullah ibn Waqid: The mu’adhdhin of Ibn Umar said: prayer (i.e. the time of prayer has come). He said: Go ahead. He then alighted before the disappearance. He then offered the night prayer. He then said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in a hurry about […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 16 This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibrahim b. Musa al-Razi, from ‘Isa, on the authority of Ibn Jabir to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: ‘Abd Allah b. al-‘Ala’ narrated on the authority of Nafi’ saying: When the twilight was about to disappear, he alighted and combined […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 17 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer at Medina eight of seven rak’ahs, in the noon and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers. The narrator Sulaiman and Musaddad did not say the words “led us”. Abu Dawud said: The aforesaid tradition […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 18 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: When the sun set at Mecca, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) combined the two prayers at Sarif. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 19 Narrated Hisham b. Sa’d: There was a distance of ten miles between them, that is, Mecca and Sarif. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، جَارُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا عَشْرَةُ أَمْيَالٍ يَعْنِي بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَسَرِفَ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 20 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Abdullah ibn Dinar said: The sun set when I was with Abdullah ibn Umar. We proceeded, and when we saw that the evening came, we said prayer. He went on travelling until the twilight disappeared and the stars became thick. He then slighted and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 21 Narrated Anas b. Malik : When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) proceeded before the sun had declined, he delayed the noon prayer till the time of the afternoon prayer, he would then alight and combine the two prayers. If the sun declined before he moved off, he would […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 22 The above mentioned tradition has also been reported by ‘Uqail through a different chain of narrators. He said: He would delay the evening prayer till he combined the evening and the night prayers when the twilight disappeared. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 23 Narrated Mu’adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (ﷺ) was engaged in the Battle of Tabuk. If he moved off before the sun had declined, he would delay the noon prayer till he would combine it with the afternoon prayer and would offer them together. If he moved off after […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 24 Narrated Al-Bara’ : We went out on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He led us in the night prayer and he recited in one of the rak’ahs: “By the fig and the olive.” حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ […]