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 6, Hadith 22

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 22 Ibn al-Had said: Nafi’ b. Jubair asked me: In how many days do you recite the Qur’an ? I said: I have not fixed any part from it for daily round. Nafi’ said to me: Do not say: I do not fix any part of it for daily […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 23

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 23 Narrated Aws ibn Hudhayfah: We came upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a deputation of Thaqif. The signatories of the pact came to al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah as his guests. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made Banu-Malik stay in a tent of his. Musaddad’s version says: He was […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 24

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 24 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who recites the Qur’an in a period less than three days does not understand it. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ، يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 25

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 25 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: Wahb ibn Munabbih said: Abdullah ibn Amr asked the Prophet (ﷺ); In how many days should one complete the recitation of the Qur’an? He said: In forty days. He then said: In one month. He again said: In twenty days. He then […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 26

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 26 Narrated Ibn Mas’ud: Alqamah and al-Aswad said: A man came to Ibn Mas’ud. He said: I recite the mufassal surahs in one rak’ah. You might recite it quickly as one recites verse (poetry) quickly, or as the dried dates fall down (from the tree). But the Prophet (ﷺ) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 27

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 27 ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid said: I asked Abu Mas’ud while he was making circumambulation of the Ka’bah (about the recitation of some verses from the Qur’an). He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone recited two verses from the last of Surah al-Baqarah at night, they […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 28

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 28 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone prays at night reciting regularly ten verses, he will not be recorded among the negligent; if anyone prays at night and recites a hundred verses, he will be recorded among those who are obedient to Allah; […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 29

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 29 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Teach me to read the Qur’an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 30

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 30 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A surah of the Qur’an containing thirty verses will intercede its reader till he will be forgiven. That is: “Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the sovereignty” (Surah 67). حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ الْجُشَمِيِّ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 7, Hadith 1

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 7, Hadith 1 Narrated Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught me fifteen prostrations while reciting the Qur’an, including three in al-Mufassal and two in Surah al-Hajj. Abu Dawud said: Abu al-Darda’ has reported eleven prostrations from the Prophet (ﷺ), but chain of this tradition is weak. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 7, Hadith 2

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 7, Hadith 2 Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Are there two prostrations in Surah al-Hajj? He replied: Yes; if anyone does not make two prostrations, he should not recite them. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، أَنَّ مِشْرَحَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 7, Hadith 3

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 7, Hadith 3 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not make a prostration at any verse in al-Mufassal from the time he moved to Medina. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، – قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ رَأَيْتُهُ بِمَكَّةَ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُدَامَةَ، عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، […]