Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 265 Salamah b. al-Akwa said : when a man sneezed beside the prophet (May peace be upon him), he said to him : Allah have mercy on you, but when he sneezed again, he said : The man has a cold in the head. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا […]
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 266 Narrated AbuBurdah: The Jews used to try to sneezes in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) hoping that he would say to them: “Allah have mercy on you!” but he would say: May Allah guide you and grant you well-being! حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 267 Anas said: Two men sneezed in the presence of the prophet (May peace be upon him). He said : Allah have mercy on you! To one and not to the other. He was asked: Messenger of Allah! Two persons sneezed. Ahmad’s version has: You invoked a blessing on […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 268 Narrated Tikhfat al-Ghifari: Ya’ish ibn Tikhfat al-Ghifari said: My father was one of the people in the Suffah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Come with us to the house of Aisha. So we went and he said: Give us food, Aisha. She brought hashishah and we ate. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 269 Narrated Ali ibn Shayban: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone spends the night on the roof of a house with no stone palisade, Allah’s responsibility to guard him no longer applies. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ نُوحٍ – عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 270 Narrated Mu’adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If a Muslim sleeps while remembering Allah, in the state of purification, is alarmed while asleep at night, and asks Allah for good in this world and in the Hereafter. He surely gives it to him. Thabit al-Bunani said: AbuZabyah […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 271 Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) got up at night, fulfilled his need and washed his face and hand and then slept. Abu Dawud said: that is to say, he urinated حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 272 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu’minin: Some relative of Umm Salamah said: The bed of the Prophet (ﷺ) was set as a man is laid in his grave; the mosque was towards his head. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ بَعْضِ، آلِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 273 Narrated Hafsah, Ummul Mu’minin: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to go to sleep, he put his right hand under his cheek and would then say three times: O Allah, guard me from Thy punishment on the day when Thou raisest up Thy servants. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 274 Al-Bara b. ‘Azib said : The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said to me: When you go to your bed, perform ablution like the ablution for prayer, and then lie on your right side and say: O Allah I have handed over my face to […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 275 Al-Bara b. Azib said : The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said to me: when you go to bed while you are in the state of purification, lay your head on your right hand. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition in a similar […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 276 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Bara b. Azil from the prophet (May peace be upon him) to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. One transmitter said: when you go to your bed while you are in the state of purification. The […]