Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 107 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maimunah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came after the evening has come. He asked: Did the boy pray ? She said: Yes. Then he lay down till a part of night had passed as much as Allah […]
Explore Sunan Abi Dawud, one of the six canonical books of Hadith, focusing primarily on Islamic legal rulings (Ahkam). This category delves into the compilation of Imam Abu Dawud, who meticulously selected 4,800 Hadiths from a vast collection of half a million narrations. Here, you will find practical guidance on matters of worship, commercial transactions, family law, and societal conduct directly derived from the Prophet’s Sunnah. Imam Abu Dawud’s unique notations on the authenticity and weakness of certain chains provide invaluable insight for students of jurisprudence. Sunan Abi Dawud serves as a vital tool for students, researchers, and those wishing to connect their daily practices to authentic prophetic traditions.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 108 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: I spent a night in the house of my maternal aunt Maimunah, daughter of al-Harith. The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the night prayer. He then came and prayed four rak’ahs and slept. He then stood up and prayed. I stood at his left side. He made […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 109 Sa’id b. Jubair said that Ibn ‘Abbas told him: He (the Prophet) got up and prayed eight rak’ahs in pairs, and then observed witr with five rak’ahs and he did not sit between them. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 110 Narrated ‘Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak’ahs, observing six rak’ahs in pairs including the two rak’ahs of dawn prayer. He would observe witr and five rak’ahs. He sat only in the last of them. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 111 Narrated ‘Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak’ahs during the night including the two rak’ahs of the dawn prayer. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 112 Narrated ‘Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the night prayer and then prayed eight rak’ahs standing, and two rak’ahs between the two adhans (i.e. the adhan for the dawn prayer and the iqamah). He never left them. Jaf’ar b. Musafir said in his version: (He prayed) the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 113 ‘Abd Allah b. Abi Qais said that he asked ‘Aishah: How many rak’ahs would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray observing the witr ? She said: He used to observe the witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three rak’ahs never […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 114 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the night. She said: He used to pray thirteen rak’ahs during the night. Then he began to pray eleven rak’ahs and left […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 115 The client of Ibn ‘Abbas said that he asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray during the night ? He replied: I spent a night with him when he was with Maimunah. He slept and awoke when half the night or one-third of it had […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 116 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet (ﷺ) got up to pray at night. He prayed thirteen rak’ahs including two rak’ahs of the dawn prayer. I guessed that he stood in every rak’ah as long as one could recite Surah […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 117 Khalid al-Juhani said: I shall watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. I slept at the threshold of his door or of his tent. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed two light rak’ahs, and then prayed two long, long, long rak’ahs. He then prayed […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 5, Hadith 118 Narrated ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas: That he spent a night with Maimunah, wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), who was also his (Ibn ‘Abbas’s) maternal aunt. I lay towards the width of the pillow and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his wife slept towards its length. The Messenger […]