Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 85 Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A woman threw a stone at another woman and she aborted. The dispute was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He gave judgment that five hundred sheep should be paid for her (unborn) child, and forbade throwing stones. Abu Dawud said: The version […]
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 86 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgment that a male or a female slave, or a horse or a mule should be paid for a miscarriage. Abu Dawud said: Hammad b. Salamah and Khalid b. ‘Abd Allah transmitted this tradition from Muhammad b. ‘Amr, but they […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 87 Narrated Al-Sha’bi: The price of a male or a female slave is five hundred dirhams. Abu Dawud said: Rabi’ah said: The price of a male or a female slave is fifty dinars. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْعَوَقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَجَابِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ الْغُرَّةُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 88 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgment about the slave who had made an agreement to purchase his freedom (mukatab) and he had been killed that blood-wit is paid for him at the rate paid for a free man so far as he has […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 89 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a mukatab (a slave who has made an agreement to purchase his freedom) gifts blood-money or an inheritance, he can inherit in accordance with the extent to which he has been emancipated. Abu Dawud said: Wuhaib transmitted it from […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 90 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The blood-wit for a man who makes a covenant is half of the blood-wit for a free man. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by Usamah b. Zaid […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 91 Narrated Safwan b. Ya’la: On this father’s authority, said: A servant of mine fought with a man and bit his hand and he drew away his hand. (One of) his front teeth fell out. So he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) who imposed no retaliation for his tooth, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 92 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ya’la b. Umayyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the man bit him: If you wish that you give him control over your hand and he bites it, and then you […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 93 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Anyone who practises medicine when he is not known as a practitioner will be held responsible. Abu Dawud said: This has been transmitted by al-Walid alone. We do not […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 94 Narrated AbdulAziz ibn Umar ibn AbdulAziz: Some people of the deputation which came to my father reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Any physician who practises medicine when he was not known as a practitioner before that and he harms (the patients) he will be held […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 95 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Musaddad’s version has: He addressed on the day of Conquest. The agreed version then goes: Beware! Every object of pride of pre-Islamic times, whether it is blood-vengeance or property, mentioned or claimed, has been put under my feet […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 96 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Khalid with a different chain of narrators to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَ مَعْنَاهُ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 96 The above hadith is from the Sunan […]