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 103

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 103 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone prays over the dead in the mosque, there is nothing on him. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي صَالِحٌ، مَوْلَى التَّوْأَمَةِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 104

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 104 Narrated ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir: There were three times at which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid us to pray or bury our dead – when the sun begins to rise till it is fully up, when the sun is at its height midway till it passes […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 105

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 105 Yahya ibn Subayh said: Ammar client of al-Harith ibn Nawfal told me that he attended the funeral of Umm Kulthum, and her son. The body of the boy was placed near the imam. I objected to it. Among the people there were Ibn Abbas, AbuSa’id al-Khudri, AbuQatadah and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 106

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 106 Nafi’ AbuGhalib said: I was in the Sikkat al-Mirbad. A bier passed and a large number of people were accompanying it. They said: Bier of Abdullah ibn Umayr. So I followed it. Suddenly I saw a man, who had a thin garment on riding his small mule. He […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 107

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 107 Narrated Samurah bin Jundab: I prayed behing the Prophet (ﷺ) over a woman who died in childbirth, and he stood opposite her waist. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 108

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 108 Narrated Al-Sha’bi: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed a grave dug freshly. They arranged a row and uttered four takbirs over it. I asked al-Sha’bi: Who told you ? He replied: A reliable person whom ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas attended. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 109

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 109 Narrated Ibn Abi Laila: Zaid b. Arqam used to utter four takbirs (Allah is Most Great) over our dead person (during prayer). He uttered five takbirs on a dead person. So I asked him. He replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to utter those. Abu Dawud said: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 110

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 110 Narrated Talhah b. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Awf: I prayed over a dead person along with Ibn ‘Abbas. He recited Surat al-Fatihah and he said: This is the Sunnah. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 111

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 111 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you pray over the dead, make a sincere supplication for him. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ – عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 112

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 112 Ali ibn Shammakh said: I was present with Marwan who asked AbuHurayrah: Did you hear how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray over the dead? He said: Even with the words that you said. (The narrator said: They exchanged hot words between them before that.) Abu […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 113

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 113 Narrated AbuHurayrah: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed over a dead person, he said: O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who are present and those of us who are absent, our young and our […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 114

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 114 Narrated Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer over bier of a Muslim and I heard him say: O Allah, so and so, son of so and so, is in Thy protection, so guard him from the trial in the grave. (AbdurRahman in […]