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 91

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 91 Salim reported on the authority of his father: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and Umar walking before the funeral. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ ‏.‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 92

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 92 Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah: (I think that the people of Ziyad informed me that he reported on the authority of the Prophet (ﷺ): A rider should go behind the bier, and those on foot should walk behind it, in front of it, on its right and on its […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 93

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 93 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Walk quickly with a funeral, for if the dead person was good it is a good condition to which you are sending him on, but it he was otherwise it is an evil of which you are riding yourselves. حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 94

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 94 Uyaynah ibn AbdurRahman reported on the authority of his father that he attended the funeral of Uthman ibn Abul’As. He said: We were walking slowly. AbuBakrah then joined us and he raised his flog at us and said: You have seen us when we were with the Messenger […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 95

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 95 Uyaynah also reported the aforementioned tradition (No. 3176) through a different chain of transmitters. This version goes: We attended the funeral of AbdurRahman ibn Samurah and he said: He (AbuBakrah) made his mule run quickly and pointed with the flog. حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 96

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 96 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: We asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about walking with the funeral. He replied: Not running (but walking quickly). If he (the dead person) was good, send him to it quickly; if he was otherwise, keep away the people of Hell. The bier should be followed […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 97

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 97 Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah: A man fell ill and a cry was raised (for his death). So his neighbour came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said to him: He has died. He asked: Who told you? He said: I have seen him. The Messenger of Allah […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 98

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 98 Narrated AbuBarzah al-Aslami: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not pray over Ma’iz ibn Malik, and he did not prohibit to pray over him. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي نَفَرٌ، مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الأَسْلَمِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 99

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 99 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (ﷺ), died when he was eighteen months old. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not pray over him. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 100

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 100 Narrated Al-Bahiyy: When Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (ﷺ) died, he prayed over him at the place where he used to sit. Abu Dawud said: I recited to Sa’id b. Ya’qub al-Taliqani saying: Ibn al-Mubarak transmitted to you from Ya’qub b. al-Qa’qa’ on the authority of ‘Ata […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 101

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 101 Narrated ‘Aishah: I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed over Suhail b. al-Baida’ in the mosque. حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 102

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 102 Narrated ‘Aishah: I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed in the mosque over the two sons of al-Baida’: Suhail and his brother. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ – عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ […]