Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 13 `A’ishah said: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was never given his choice between two things without taking the easier(or lesser) of them provided it involved no sin, for if it did, no one kept farther away from it than he. And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never took […]
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 14 `A’isha said: the Messenger of Allah (saws ) never struck a servant or a woman. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها، قَالَتْ مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَادِمًا وَلاَ امْرَأَةً قَطُّ . Sunan Abi […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 15 Explaining the Qur’anic verse “Hold to forgiveness”, `Abd Allah b. Al-Zubair said: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) was commanded to hold to forgiveness from the conduct of the people. حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 16 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: When the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed of anything of a certain man, he would not say: What is the matter with so and so that he says? But he would say: What is the matter with the people that they say such and such? […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 17 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A man who had the mark of yellowness on him came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The apostle of Allah (ﷺ) rarely mentioned anything of a man which he disliked before him. When he went out, he said: Would that you asked him […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 18 Narrated AbuSalamah ; AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The believer is simple and generous, but the profligate is deceitful and ignoble. حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ فُرَافِصَةَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 19 `A’isha said : A man asked permission to see the Prophet (ﷺ), and he said: He is a bad son of the tribe, or: He is a bad member of the tribe. He then said : Give him permission. Then when he entered, he spoke to him leniently. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 20 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: A man asked permission to see the Prophet (ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: He is a bad member of the tribe. When he entered, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) treated in a frank and friendly way and spoke to him. When he departed […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 21 The tradition mentioned above has been transmitted by `A’isha through a different chain of narrators. This version has: the Prophet (ﷺ) said: `A’isha! There are some bad people who are respected for fear of their tongues. حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 22 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I never said that when any man brought his mouth to the ear of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he withdrew his head until the man himself withdrew his head, and I never saw that when any man took him by his hand […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 23 `Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said: The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man of the Ansar when he was giving his brother a warning against modesty. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said : Leave him alone, for modesty is a part of faith. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 24 Abu Qatadah said : We were sitting with `Imran b. Hussain and Bushair b. Ka`b was also there. `Imran b. Hussain reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Modesty is good altogether, or he said: Modesty is altogether good. Bushair b. Ka`b said : We find in […]