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 205

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 205 Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not call a hypocrite sayyid (master), for if he is a sayyid, you will displease your Lord, Most High. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 206

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 206 Abu Umamah b. Sahl b. Hunaif quoted his father as saying : None of you must say Khabuthat nafsi (My heart is heaving), but one should say Laqisat nafsi (My heart is being annoyed). حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 207

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 207 ‘A’ishah reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying: None of you should say Ja’shat nafsi (My heart is being agitated), but one should say Laqisat nafsi (My heart is being annoyed). حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 208

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 208 Narrated Hudhayfah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not say: “”What Allah wills and so and so wills,”” but say: “”What Allah wills and afterwards so and so wills. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 209

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 209 ‘Adl b. Hatim said: A speaker gave sermon before the prophet (May peace be upon him). He said : he who obeys Allah and his Prophet will follow the right course, and he who disobeys them. He (The prophet) said: get up; he said: go away, a bad […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 210

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 210 Abu al-Malih reported on the authority of a man : I was riding on a mount behind the prophet (May peace be upon him). It stumbled. Thereupon I said: May the devil perish! He said: do not say; may the devil perish! For you say that, he will […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 211

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 211 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you hear….(Musa’s version has): When a man says people have perished, he is the one who has suffered that fate most. Abu Dawud said: Malik said: If he says that out of sadness for the decadence of religion which he sees […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 212

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 212 Ibn ‘Umar reported the prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying: The desert Arabs may not dominate you in respect of the name of your prayer. Beware! It is al-`Isha, but they milk their camels when it is fairly dark. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 213

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 213 Narrated A man: Salim ibn AbulJa’dah said: A man said: (Mis’ar said: I think he was from the tribe of Khuza’ah): would that I had prayed, and got comfort. The people objected to him for it. Thereupon he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 214

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 214 Narrated Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah: I and my father went to the house of my father-in-law from the Ansar to pay a sick visit to him. The time of prayer came. He said to someone of his relatives: O girl! bring me water for ablution so that […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 215

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 215 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: I never heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) attributing anyone to anything except to religion. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها، قَالَتْ مَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 216

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 216 Anas said: The people of Madina were started. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) rode on the horse belonging to Abu Talhah. He said: We did not see anything, or he said: we did not see (find) any fear. I found it (could run) like […]