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 20, Hadith 48

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 48 Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: AbulBakhtari said: I heard from a man a tradition which I liked. I said to him: Write it down for me. So he brought it clearly written to me. (It says): Al-Abbas and Ali entered upon Umar when Talhah, az-Zubayr, AbdurRahman and Sa’d were […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 49

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 49 Narrated ‘Aishah: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to send ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan to Abu Bakr to ask him their cost of living from (the inheritance of) the Prophet (ﷺ). Thereupon ‘Aishah said: Did not the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 50

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 50 A similar tradition has been narrated by Ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators. This version says: I said: Do you not fear Allah ? Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: We are not inherited. Whatever we leave is sadaqah (alms). This property […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 51

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 51 Narrated Jubair b. Mut’im: That he and ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) talking to him about the fifth which he divided among the Banu Hisham and Abu ‘Abd al-Muttalib. I said: Messenger of Allah, you have divided (the fifth) among our brethren Banu […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 52

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 52 Narrated Jubair b. Mu’tim: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not divide the fifth among the Banu ‘Abd Shams and Banu Nawfal as he divided among the Banu Hashim and Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib. He said: Abu Bakr used to divide (the fifth) like the division of the Messenger […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 53

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 53 Narrated Jubair b. Mu’tim: On the day of Khaibar the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) divided the portion to his relatives among the Banu Hashim and Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib, and omitted Banu Nawfal and Banu ‘Abd Shams. So I and ‘Utham b. ‘Affan went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 54

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 54 Explaining the relatives of the Prophet (ﷺ) al-Saddi said: They are Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib. حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعِجْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، فِي ذِي الْقُرْبَى قَالَ هُمْ بَنُو عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 54   This hadith is from […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 55

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 55 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Yazid ibn Hurmuz said that when Najdah al-Haruri performed hajj during the rule of Ibn az-Zubayr, he sent someone to Ibn Abbas to ask him about the portion of the relatives (in the fifth). He asked: For whom do you think? Ibn Abbas replied: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 56

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 56 Narrated ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Laila: I heard ‘Ali say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) assigned me the fifth (of the booty). I spent it on its beneficiaries during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and of ‘Umar. Some property was brought to […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 57

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 57 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: I, al-Abbas, Fatimah and Zayd ibn Harithah gathered with the Prophet (ﷺ) and I said: Messenger of Allah, if you think to assign us our right (portion) in this fifth ( of the booty) as mentioned in the Book of Allah, and this I […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 58

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 58 Narrated AbdulMuttalib ibn Rabi’ah ibn al-Harith: AbdulMuttalib ibn Rabi’ah ibn al-Harith said that his father, Rabi’ah ibn al-Harith, and Abbas ibn al-Muttalib said to AbdulMuttalib ibn Rabi’ah and al-Fadl ibn Abbas: Go to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and tell him: Messenger of Allah, we are now of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 59

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 20, Hadith 59 ‘Ali bin Abi Talib said “I had an old she Camel that I got as my share from the booty on the day of Badr. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) also gave me an old she camel from the fifth that day. When I intended to cohabit with Fathimah […]