Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 13 Narrated ‘Amr b. Shu’aib: On his father’s authority said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: A believer will not be killed for an infidel. If anyone kills a man deliberately, he is to be handed over to the relatives of the one who has been killed. […]
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 41, Types of Blood‑Wit (Kitāb al‑Diyāt), discusses compensation (diyah) for injury, murder, and related cases.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 14 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I will not forgive anyone who kills after accepting blood-wit حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَطَرٌ الْوَرَّاقُ، – وَأَحْسَبُهُ – عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ لاَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 15 Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned sheep to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he ate of it. She was then brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who asked her about it. She said: I intended to kill you. He said: Allah will not […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 16 Narrated Abu Hurairah: A Jewess presented a poisoned sheep to the Prophet (ﷺ), but the Prophet (ﷺ) did not interfere with he. Abu Dawud said: The Jewess who poisoned the Prophet (ﷺ) was sister of Marhab. حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاُدُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 17 Narrated Ibn Shihab: Jabir ibn Abdullah used to say that a Jewess from the inhabitants of Khaybar poisoned a roasted sheep and presented it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who took its foreleg and ate from it. A group of his companions also ate with him. The […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 18 Narrated AbuSalamah: A Jewess presented a roasted sheep to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Khaybar. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition like that of Jabir (No. 4495). He said: Then Bashir ibn al-Bara’ ibn Ma’rur al-Ansari died. He sent someone to call on the Jewess, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 19 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would accept a present, but would not accept alms (sadaqah). And Wahb bin Baqiyyah narrated to us, elsewhere, from Khalid, from Muhammad ibn Amr said on the authority of AbuSalamah, and he did not mention the name of Abu Hurairah: […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 20 Narrated Ibn Ka’b b. Malik: On the authority of his father: Umm Mubashshir said to the Prophet (ﷺ) during the sickness of which he died: What do you think about your illness, Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? I do not think about the illness of my son except the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 21 Narrated ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Abd Allah b. Ka’b b. Malik : On the authority of his mother than Umm Mubashshir said (Abu Sa’id b. al-A’rabi said: So he said it on the authority of his mother ; what is correct is: on the authority of his father, instead […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 22 Narrated Samurah: The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: If anyone kills his slave, we shall kill him, and if anyone cuts off the nose of his slave, we shall cut off his nose. حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 23 Narrated Qatadah: Through the same chain of narrators as mentioned before, i.e. Samurah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone castrates his slave, we shall castrate him. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition like that of Sh’ubah and Hammad. Abu Dawud said: Abu […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 24 Qatadah transmitted the tradition mentioned above through a chain of narrators like that of Shu’bah. This version adds: Then al-Hasan forgot this tradition, and he used to say: A free man is not to be killed for a slave. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ […]