Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 73 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: It is not lawful for a man to separate two persons except with their permission. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ […]
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 74 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat, he had his knees drawn up supported by his hands. Abu Dawud said: ‘Abd Allah b. Ibrahim was an old man and his traditions were rejected. حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 75 Narrated Qaylah daughter of Makhramah: She saw the Prophet (ﷺ) sitting with his arms round his legs. She said: When I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in such humble condition in the sitting position (according to Musa’s version), I trembled with fear. حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، وَمُوسَى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 76 ‘Amr b. al-Sharid quoted his father al-Sharid b. Suwaid as saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon me when I was sitting thus: having my left hand behind my back and leaning on the fleshy part of it, and said: Are you sitting in the manner of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 77 Abu Barzah said: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade sleeping before the night prayer and talking after it. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْمِنْهَالِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّوْمِ قَبْلَهَا وَالْحَدِيثِ بَعْدَهَا . Sunan Abi […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 78 Jabir b. Samurah said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the dawn prayer, he sat cross-legged where he was till the sun had come well up. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 79 `Abd Allah (b. Mas`ud) reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Two persons should not talk privately ignoring the third, for that will grieve him. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ – عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 80 A similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn `Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Abu Salih said: I asked Ibn `Umar: If they are four? He replied: Then it does not harm you. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 81 Abu Salih said: I was sitting with my father and there was also a boy with him. He got up and then returned. So my father mentioned a tradition on the authority of Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: If anyone gets up from where he has […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 82 Narrated AbudDarda’: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would sit and we would also sit around him. If he got up intending to return, he would take off his sandals or something he was wearing, and his Companions recognising his purpose (that he would return) would stay where they […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 83 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: People who get up from an assembly in which they did not remember Allah will be just as if they had got up from an ass’s corpse, and it will be a cause of grief to them. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 84 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone sits at a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah; and if he lies at a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ […]