Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 85 Qabisah b. Mukhiriq al-Hilali said : I became a guarantor for a payment, and I came to Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). He said: Wait till I receive the sadaqah and I shall order it to be given to you. He then said : Begging, […]
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 9, Zakat (Kitāb al‑Zakāt), discusses the obligations, types, and distribution of charitable alms (zakat).
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 86 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and begged from him. He (the Prophet) asked: Have you nothing in your house? He replied: Yes, a piece of cloth, a part of which we wear and a part of which we spread […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 87 Awf b. Malik said : We were with Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him), seven or eight or nine. He said : Do you take the oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him), and we shortly took the oath of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 88 Thawban, the client of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him), reported him as saying : If anyone guarantees me that he will not beg from people, I will guarantee him Paradise. Thawban said : I (will not beg). He never asked anyone for anything. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 89 Abu Said al-Khudri said : Some of the Ansar begged from the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and he gave them something. They later begged from him again and he gave them something so that what he had was exhausted. He then said :What I […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 90 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If one who is afflicted with poverty refers it to me, his poverty will not be brought to an end; but if one refers it to Allah, He will soon give him sufficiency, either by a speedy death or by […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 91 Narrated Ibn al-Firasi: Al-Firasi asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): May I beg, Messenger of Allah? The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No, but if there is no escape from it, beg from the upright. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 92 Ibn al-Saidi said : Umar employed me to collect the sadaqah. When I finished doing so and gave it to him, he ordered payment to be given to me. I said: I did only for Allah’s sake, and my reward will come from Allah. He said: Take what […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 93 Abd Allah b. ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said when he was on the pulpit speaking of sadaqah and abstention from it and begging : the upper hand is better than the lower one, the upper being the one which bestows […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 94 Narrated Malik ibn Nadlah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Hands are of three types: Allah’s hand is the upper one; the bestower’s hand is the one near it; the beggar’s hand is the lower one. So bestow what is surplus, and do not submit yourself to the demand of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 95 Narrated AbuRafi’: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent a man of the Banu Makhzum to collect sadaqah. He said to AbuRafi’: Accompany me so that you may get some of it. He said: (I cannot take it) until I go to the Prophet (ﷺ) and ask him. Then he went […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 96 Anas said : The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) came upon a date on the road; he would not take it for fear of being a part of the sadaqah. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، – الْمَعْنَى – قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، […]