Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 169 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Compassionate One has mercy on those who are merciful. If you show mercy to those who are on the earth, He Who is in the heaven will show mercy to you. Musaddad did not say: The client […]
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 43, General Behavior (Kitāb al‑Adab), discusses social etiquette, ethics, and manners in daily life.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 170 Narrated AbuHurayrah: I heard AbulQasim (ﷺ) who spoke the truth and whose word was verified say: Mercy is taken away only from him who is miserable. حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ مَنْصُورٌ – قَالَ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ فِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 171 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Those who do not show mercy to our young ones and do not realise the right of our elders are not from us. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ السَّرْحِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 172 Tamim al-Dari reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying; Religion conduct; religion consists in sincere conduct. The people asked; to whom should it be directed, Messenger of Allah? He replied : To Allah, his book, his Apostle, the leaders (public authorities) of the believers and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 173 Narrated Jarir: I swore allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) promising to hear and obey, and behave sincerely towards every Muslim. AbuZur’ah said: Whenever he sold and bought anything, he would say: What we took from you is dearer to us than what we gave you. So […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 174 Abu Hurairah reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone removes his brother’s anxiety of this world, Allah will remove for him one of the anxieties of the Day of resurrection; if anyone makes easy for an impoverished man, Allah will make easy for him in this world […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 175 Hudhaifah said : Your prophet (May peace be upon him) said : Every good act is a SADAQAH (almsgiving). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ نَبِيُّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم “” كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ ”” […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 176 Narrated AbudDarda’: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: On the Day of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father’s names, so give yourselves good names. حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 177 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying : Your names which are dearest to Allah are ‘Abd Allah and ‘Abd al-Rahman. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، سَبَلاَنُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 178 Narrated AbuWahb al-Jushami: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets. The names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and AbdurRahman, the truest are Harith and Hammam, and the worst are Harb and Murrah. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 179 Anas said; I took ‘Abd Allah b. Abi Talhah, when he was born, to the Prophet (May peace be upon him), and the prophet (May peace be upon him) was wearing a wool;en cloak and rubbing tar on his camel. He asked: Have you some dates? I said […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 180 Ibn ‘Umar said : The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) changed the name of ‘Asiyah and called her Jamilah. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيَّرَ اسْمَ عَاصِيَةَ […]