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 40, Prescribed Punishments (Kitāb al‑Hudūd), discusses fixed penalties under Islamic law for certain crimes.

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 133

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 133 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn ‘Umar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has : I think he said for the fifth time: If he drinks it, kill him. Abu Dawud said: And similarly the word “a fifth […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 134

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 134 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him if he does it again a fourth time, kill him. Abu Dawud said: And there is a similar tradition of Umar ibn […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 135

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 135 Narrated Qabisah ibn Dhuwayb: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone drinks wine, flog him; if he repeats it, flog him, and if he repeats it, flog him. If he does it again a third or a fourth time, kill him. A man who had drunk wine was brought […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 136

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 136 ’Ali said: I shall not pay blood-money or (he said) : I am not going to pay blood-money for him on whom I inflicted the prescribed punishment except for the one who drank wine, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not prescribe anything definite. It is a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 137

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 137 Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Azhar: I can still picture myself looking at the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was among the camps of the Companions seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid, when a man who had drunk wine was brought before him. He asked the people: Beat him. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 138

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 138 Narrated AbdurRahman ibn al-Azhar: A man who had drunk wine was brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was in Hunayn. He threw some dust on his face. He then ordered his Companions and they beat him with their sandals and whatever they had in their hands. He […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 139

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 139 Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Azhar: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the morning of the conquest of Mecca when I was a young boy. He was walking among the people, seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid. A man who had drunk wine was brought (before him) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 140

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 140 Narrated Hakim ibn Hizam: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to take retaliation in the mosque, to recite verses in it and to inflict the prescribed punishments in it. حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَالِدٍ – حَدَّثَنَا الشُّعَيْثِيُّ، عَنْ زُفَرَ بْنِ وَثِيمَةَ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 141

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 141 Abu Burdah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: No more than ten lashes are to be given, except in the case of one of the punishment prescribed by Allah, the Exalted. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 142

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 142 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Burdah al-Ansari through a different chain of narrators. This version has: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say. . . He then mentioned the tradition to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 143

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 143 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you inflicts a beating, he should avoid striking the face. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ – عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ إِذَا […]