Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 37 Narrated Qays ibn Abbad : I and Ashtar went to Ali and said to him: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) give you any instruction about anything for which he did not give any instruction to the people in general? He said: No, except what is contained in […]
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 38 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, mentioning the tradition similar to the one transmitted by Ali. This version adds: The most distant of them gives protection as from all, those who are strong among them […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 39 Narrated Abu Hurairah: That Sa’d b. ‘Ubadah said: Messenger of Allah! If a man finds a man with his wife, should he kill him ? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: No. Sa’d : Why not, by Him who has honoured you with truth ? The Prophet (ﷺ) […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 40 Narrated Abu Hurairah: That Sa’d b. ‘Ubadah said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) : What do you think if I find with my wife a man ; should I give him some time until I bring four witnesses ?” He said: “Yes”. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 41 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent AbuJahm ibn Hudhayfah as a collector of zakat. A man quarrelled with him about his sadaqah (i.e. zakat), and AbuJahm struck him and wounded his head. His people came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Revenge, Messenger of Allah! The […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 42 Narrated Anas: A girl was found with her head crushed between two stoned. She was asked: Who did it with you ? Was it so and so ? Was it so and so ? Until the Jew was named. Thereupon she gave a sign with her head. The […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 43 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was distributing something, a man came towards him and bent down on him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) struck him with a bough and his face was wounded. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: Come and take […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 44 Narrated Abu Firas: ‘Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) addressed us and said: I did not send my collectors (of zakat) so that they strike your bodies and that they take your property. If that is done with someone and he appeals to me, I shall take retaliation on him. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 45 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: The disputants should refrain from taking retaliation. The one who is nearer should forgive first and then the one who is next to him, even if (the one who forgives) were a woman. Abu Dawud said: I have been informed […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 46 Tawus, in his version said: If anyone is killed. Ibn ‘Ubaid in his version said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone is killed in error (blindly) when people are throwing stones, or by beating with whips, or striking with a stick, it is accidental and the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 47 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect as mentioned by Sufyan. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي غَالِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 48 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgment that if anyone is killed accidentally, his blood-wit should be one hundred camels: thirty she-camels which had entered their second year, thirty she-camels which had entered their third […]