Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 25 Narrated Al-Bara’ ibn Azib: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on eighteen journeys and I never saw him fail to pray two rak’ahs when the sun had passed the meridian before offering the noon prayer. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي […]
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 26 Narrated Hafs b. ‘Asim: I accompanied Ibn ‘Umar on the way (on a journey). He led us in two rak’ah’s of (the noon) prayer. Then he proceeded and saw some people standing. He asked: What are they doing ? I replied: They are glorifying Allah (i.e. offering supererogatory […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 27 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: While travelling the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray voluntary prayer on his riding beast in whatever direction it turned; and he would observe witr prayer, but he did not offer the obligatory prayers upon it. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 28 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was on a journey and wished to say voluntary prayer, he made his she-camel face the qiblah and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), then prayed in whatever direction his mount made his face. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 29 Narrated ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying on a donkey while he was facing Khaibar. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى الْمَازِنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحُبَابِ، سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 30 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me on some business, and when I came to him he was praying on (the back of) his riding beast (moving) towards the east and making the prostration lower than the bowing. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 31 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Ata’ ibn AbuRabah asked Aisha: Can women offer prayer on a riding beast? She replied: They were not permitted to do so in hardship or comfort. Muhammad ibn Shu’ayb said: This (prohibition) applies to the obligatory prayers. حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 32 Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: I went on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and I was present with him at the conquest. He stayed eighteen days in Mecca and prayed only two rak’ahs (at each time of prayer). And he said: You who live in the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 33 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a stop of seventeen days in Mecca and he shortened the prayer (i.e. prayed two rak’ahs at each time of prayer). Ibn Abbas said: He who stays seventeen days should shorten the prayer; and who stays more than […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 34 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stayed fifteen days in Mecca in the year of Conquest. Shortening the prayer. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Abdah b. Sulaiman, Ahmad b. Khalid al-Wahbi, and Salamah b. Fadli on the authority of Ibn […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 35 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stayed in Mecca seventeen days and prayed two rak’ahs (at each time of prayer). حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ الأَصْبَهَانِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ سَبْعَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 4, Hadith 36 Narrated Anas b. Malik : We went out from Medina to Mecca with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he prayed two rak’ahs (at each time of prayer) till we returned to Medina. We (the people) said: Did you stay there for some time ? He replied: We […]