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 61

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 61 Narrated Zaid b. Thabit: About the bloodwit for quasi-intentional murder….. He then mentioned a similar tradition as mentioned above. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، فِي الْمُغَلَّظَةِ أَرْبَعُونَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 62

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 62 Narrated Abu Dawud: Abu Dawud and others have said: When a she-camel enters fourth year, the female is called hiqqah, and the male is called hiqq, for it deserves that it should be loaded and ridden. When a camel enters its fifth year, the male is called Jadha’ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 63

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 63 Narrated AbuMusa: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The fingers are equal: ten camels for each finger. حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ – حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ غَالِبٍ التَّمَّارِ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 64

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 64 Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash’ari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The fingers are equal. I asked: Ten camels for each? He replied: Yes. Abu Dawud said: Muhammad b. Ja’far transmitted it from Shu’bah, from Ghalib, saying: I heard Masruq b. Aws ; and Isma’il transmitted it, saying: Ghalib al-Tammar transmitted it […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 65

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 65 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: This and that are equal, that is, the thumb and the little finger. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 66

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 66 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The fingers are equal and the teeth are equal. The front tooth and the molar tooth are equal, this and that are equal. Abu Dawud said: Nadr b. Shumail transmitted it from Shu’bah to the same effect as mentioned by […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 67

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 67 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The teeth are equal, and the fingers are equal. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ النَّحْوِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 68

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 68 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) treated the fingers and toes as equal. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تُمَيْلَةَ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ النَّحْوِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَصَابِعَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 69

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 69 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said in his address while he was leaning against the Ka’bah: (The blood-wit) for each finger is ten camels. حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 70

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 70 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: For each tooth are ten camels. حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونُ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 71

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 71 Narrated Abu Dawud: I found in my notebook from Shaiban and I did not hear from him ; Abu Bakr, a reliable friend of ours, said: Shaiban – Muhammad b. Rashid – Sulaiman b. Musad – ‘Amr b. Suh’aib, On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather said: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 72

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 72 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Blood-wit for what resembles intentional murder is to be made as severe as that for intentional murder, but the culprit is not to be killed. Khalid gave us some additional information […]