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 25

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 25 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) Said: Forgive the people of good qualities their slips, but not faults to which prescribed penalties apply. حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، – نَسَبَهُ جَعْفَرٌ إِلَى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 26

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 26 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Forgive the infliction of prescribed penalties among yourselves, for any prescribed penalty of which I hear must be carried out. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 27

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 27 Narrated Nu’aym: Ma’iz came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and admitted (having committed adultery) four times in his presence so he ordered him to be stoned to death, but said to Huzzal: If you had covered him with your garment, it would have been better for you. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 28

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 28 Ibn al-Muakadir said: Huzzal had ordered Ma’iz to go to the prophet (ﷺ) and tell him(about his having committed adultery). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، أَنَّ هَزَّالاً، أَمَرَ مَاعِزًا أَنْ يَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيُخْبِرَهُ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 29

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 29 Narrated Wa’il ibn Hujr: When a woman went out in the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) for prayer, a man attacked her and overpowered (raped) her. She shouted and he went off, and when a man came by, she said: That (man) did such and such to me. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 30

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 30 Narrated AbuUmayyah al-Makhzumi: A thief who had accepted (having committed theft) was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ), but no good were found with him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said to him: I do not think you have stolen. He said: Yes, I have. He repeated it twice […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 31

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 31 Abu ‘Umamah said : A man came to the prophet (ﷺ) and said : Messenger of Allah ! I have committed a crime which involves prescribed punishment so inflict it on me . He said : Have you not performed ablution when you came? He said : Yes, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 32

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 32 Azhar ibn Abdullah al-Harari said: Some goods of the people of Kila’ were stolen. They accused some men of the weavers (of theft). They came to an-Nu’man ibn Bashir, the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ). He confined them for some days and then set them free. They came […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 33

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 33 ‘A’ishah said: The prophet (ﷺ) used to cut off a thief’s hand for a quarter of a dinar and upwards. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْطَعُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 34

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 34 ‘A’ishah reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying : A thief’s hand should be cut off for a quarter of a dinar and upwards. Ahmed b. Salih said: The amputation (of a thief’s hand) is for a quarter of a dinar and upwards. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 35

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 35 Ibn ‘Umar’ said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had thief’s hand cut off for a shield worth three dirhams. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَطَعَ فِي مِجَنٍّ ثَمَنُهُ ثَلاَثَةُ دَرَاهِمَ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 36

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 40, Hadith 36 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) had a man’s hand cut off who had stolen from the place reserved for women a shield whose price was three dirhams. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّ نَافِعًا، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ […]