Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 193 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: Call yourselves by my name, but do not use my KUNYAH (surname). Abu Dawud said : Abu Salih has transmitted it in a similar way from Abu Hurairah, and similar are the traditions of […]
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 194 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone is called by my name, he must not be given my kunyah (surname), and if anyone uses my kunyah (surname), he must not be called by my name. Abu Dawud said: Ibn ‘Ajlan transmitted it to the same […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 195 Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyyah quoted ‘Ali as saying: I said: Messenger of Allah! tell me if a son is born to me after your death, may I give him your name and your kunyah? He replied: Yes. The transmitter Abu Bakr did not mention the words “”I said””. Instead, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 196 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah! I have given birth to a boy, and call him Muhammad and AbulQasim as kunyah (surname), but I have been told that you disapproved of that. He replied: What is […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 197 Anas b. Malik said : The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to come to visit us. I had a younger brother who was called Abu ‘Umair by Kunyah (surname). He had a sparrow with which he played, but it died. So one day the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 198 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Aisha said: Messenger of Allah! All my fellow-wives have kunyahs? He said: Give yourself the kunyah by Abdullah, your son – that is to say, her nephew (her sister’s son). Musaddad said: Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr. She was called by the kunyah Umm Abdullah. Abu […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 199 Narrated Sufyan ibn Asid al-Hadrami: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: It is great treachery that you should tell your brother something and have him believe you when you are lying. حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، – إِمَامُ مَسْجِدِ حِمْصٍ – حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 200 Abu Mas’ud asked Abu ‘Abu Allah, or Abu Abd Allah asked Abu Mas’ud; what did you hear the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) say about za’ama (they alleged, asserted, or it is said). He replied : I heard the Messenger of Allah (May peace be […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 201 Zaid b. Arqam said that the Prophet (May peace be upon him) addressed them, saying : To proceed (amma ba’d) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَهُمْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 202 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying : None of you should Call (grapes) karm, for the karm is a Muslim man, but call (grapes) garden of grapes (hada’iq al-a’nab). حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 203 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: None of you must say: “”My slave”” (abdi) and “”My slave-woman”” (amati), and a slave must not say: “”My lord”” (rabbi or rabbati). The master (of a slave) should say: “”My young man”” (fataya) and “”My young woman”” (fatati), and a slave […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 204 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators. This version does not mention the Prophet (May peace be upon him) i.e, it does not go back to him. It has : He must say: “My master” (sayyidi) and “My […]