Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 22, Hadith 82 Narrated ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The atonement for a vow is the same as for an oath. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Amr b. al-Harith from Ka’b b. ‘Alqamah, from Ibn Shamasah on the authority of ‘Uqbah. […]
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Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 22, Hadith 83 A similar tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Uqbah b. ‘Amir from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، حَدَّثَهُمْ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنِي كَعْبُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِمَاسَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 22, Hadith 84 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: That ‘Umar said: Messenger of Allah, I took a vow in pre-Islamic times that I would stay in the sacred mosque (Masjid Haram) as a devotion (i’tikaf). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Fulfill your vow. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 1 Narrated Qays ibn AbuGharazah: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we used to be called brokers, but the Prophet (ﷺ) came upon us one day, and called us by a better name than that, saying: O company of merchants, unprofitable speech and swearing takes place […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 2 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qais b. Abi Gharazah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has: “Lying and swearing have a place on i.” ‘Abd Allah al-Zuhri said: “Unprofitable speech and lying.” حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْبُسْطَامِيُّ، وَحَامِدُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 3 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man seized his debtor who owed ten dinars to him. He said to him: I swear by Allah, I shall not leave you until you pay off (my debt) to me or bring a surety. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood as a surety for […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 4 Narrated Al-Nu’man b. Bashir: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: What is lawful is clear and what is unlawful is clear, but between them are certain doubtful things. I give you an example for this. Allah has a preserve, and Allah’s preserve is the things He […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 5 Narrated Al-Nu’man b. Bashir: I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: But between them are certain doubtful things which many people do not recognize. He who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and his honor blameless, but he who falls into doubtful things falls into what is […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 6 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A time is certainly coming to mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain, and if he does not receive it, some of its vapour will reach him. Ibn Isa said: Some of its dust will reach him. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 7 Asim ibn Kulayb quoted his father’s authority for the following statement by one of the Ansar: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to a funeral, and I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the grave giving this instruction to the grave-digger: Make it wide […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 8 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the witness to it, and the one who recorded it. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 9 Narrated Sulaiman b. ‘Amr: On the authority of his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say in the Farewell Pilgrimage: “Lo, all claims to usury of the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. You shall have your capital sums, deal not unjustly and you shall not be […]