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 21, Hadith 79

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 79 Narrated Umm ‘Atiyyah : We were forbidden accompany the biers, but it was not stressed upon us. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ نُهِينَا أَنْ نَتَّبِعَ، الْجَنَائِزَ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 79   This […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 80

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 80 Narrated Abu Hurairah: If anyone attends the funeral and prays over (the dead), he will get the reward of one qirat, and if anyone attends the funeral until the completion (of the burial), he will get the reward of two qirats, the smaller of them being equivalent of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 81

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 81 Dawud b. ‘Amir b. Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas said that his father ‘Amir b. Sa’d was with Ibn ‘Umar b. al-Khattab when Khabbab, the owner of the closet (maqsurah), came and said: ‘Abd Allah b.’Umar dont you hear what Abu Hurairah says ? He heard the Messenger of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 82

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 82 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: If any Muslim dies and forty men associate nothing with Allah stand over his bier. Allah will accept them as intercessors for him. حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ السَّكُونِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو صَخْرٍ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 83

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 83 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (said) said: A bier should not be followed by a loud voice (of wailing) or fire. Abu Dawud said: Harun (one of the narrators) added: “And it should not be preceded (with those) either.” حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، ح […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 84

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 84 Narrated ‘Amir b. Rabi’ah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: When you see a funeral, stand up for it till it leaves you behind or it is placed (on the ground). حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 85

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 85 Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When you follow a funeral, do not sit until the bier is placed (on the ground). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Thawri (i.e. Sufyan) from Suhail, from his father on the […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 86

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 86 Narrated Jabir: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a funeral passed hi and he stood up for it. When we went to carry it, we found that it was a funeral of a Jew. We, therefore said: Messenger of Allah, this is the funeral of a Jew. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 87

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 87 Narrated ‘Ali bin Abi Talib: The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up for a funeral (to show respect) and thereafter he sat down. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ وَاقِدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 88

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 88 Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to stand up for a funeral until the corpse was placed in the grave. A learned Jew (once) passed him and said: This is how we do. The Prophet (ﷺ) sat down and said: Sit down and act […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 89

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 89 Narrated Thawban: An animal was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was going with a funeral. He refused to ride on it. When the funeral was away, the animal was brought to him and he rode on it. He was asked about it. He said: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 90

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 90 Narrated Jabir b. Samurah: The Prophet (ﷺ) offered funeral prayer over Ibn al-Dahdah while we were present. He was then brought a horse, and it was tied until he rode it. It then began to gallop and we were running around it. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]