Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 97 ‘Aishah said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) uttered taslim, he used to say: “O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، وَخَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، 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 8, The Witr Prayer, discusses the rulings, timing, and manner of performing the Witr prayer.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 98 Thawban, the client of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the prayer, he asked forgiveness three times and said: “O Allah …..” The narrator then narrated the tradition like that of ‘Aishah. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 99 Narrated AbuBakr as-Siddiq: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if he returns to his sin seventy times a day. حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ الْعُمَرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نُصَيْرَةَ، عَنْ مَوْلًى، لأَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ عَنْ أَبِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 100 Al-Agharr al-Muzani said (Musaddad in his version of this tradition said that he was a Companion of the Prophet): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: My heart is invaded by unmindfulness, and I ask Allah’s pardon a hundred times in the day. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ، قَالاَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 101 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: We counted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say a hundred times during a meeting: “My Lord, forgive me and pardon me; Thou art the Pardoning and forgiving One”. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 102 Narrated Zayd, the client of the Prophet: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone says: “I ask pardon of Allah than Whom there is no deity, the Living, the eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance,” he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 103 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon. حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 104 Qatadah asked Anas: Which Supplication would the Prophet (ﷺ) often make ? He replied: The supplication he would usually recite was: “O Allah, give us in this world what is good and in the next what is good, and protect us from the punishment of Hell-fire”. The version […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 105 Sahl b. Hunaif reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely, Allah will make him reach the ranks of martyrs even if he died on his bed. حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 106 Narrated AbuBakr as-Siddiq: Asma’ bint al-Hakam said: I heard Ali say: I was a man; when I heard a tradition from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Allah benefited me with it as much as He willed. But when some one of his companions narrated a tradition to me […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 107 Mu’adh b. Jabal reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) caught his hand and said: By Allah, I love you, Mu’adh. I give some instruction to you. Never leave to recite this supplication after every (prescribed) prayer: “O Allah, help me in remembering You, in giving You thanks, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 8, Hadith 108 Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded me to recite Mu’awwidhatan (the last two surahs of the Qur’an) after every prayer. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ حُنَيْنَ بْنَ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عُلَىِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيِّ، عَنْ […]