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 23, Hadith 46

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 46 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of grapes till they became black and the sale of grain till it had become hard. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 47

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 47 Yunus said: I asked Abu Zinad about the sale of fruits before they were clearly in good condition, and what was said about it. He replied: Urwah ibn az-Zubayr reports a tradition from Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah on the authority of Zayd ibn Thabit who said: The people […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 48

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 48 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of fruits till they were clearly in good condition , and (ordered that) they should not be sold but for dinar or dirham except Araya. حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 49

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 49 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade selling fruits years ahead, and commanded that unforeseen loss be remitted in respect of what is affected by blight. Abu Dawud said: The attribution of the tradition regarding the effect of blight is one-third of the produce to the Prophet […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 50

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 50 Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade sale of fruits for a number of years. One of the two narrators (Abu al-Zubair and Sa’id b. Mina’) mentioned the words “sale for years” (bai’ al-sinin instead of al-mu’awamah). حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 51

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 51 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the type of sale which involves risk (or uncertainty) and a transaction determined by throwing stones. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ، ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 52

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 52 Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri : The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade two types of business transactions and two ways of dressing. The two types of business transactions are mulamasah and munabadhah. As regards the two ways of dressing, they are the wrapping of the samma’, and that when a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 53

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 53 The tradition mentioned above has also been reported by Abu Sa’id al-Khudri from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “Wearing the samma’ means that a man puts his garment over his left shoulder and keeps his right side uncovered. Munabadhah means that […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 54

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 54 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Said al-Khudri through a different chain of narrators from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to the same effect as narrated by both Sufyan and ‘Abd al-Razzaq. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 55

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 55 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the transaction called habal al-habalah. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ حَبَلِ الْحَبَلَةِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 55 […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 56

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 56 A similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of transmitters. He said: Habal al-habalah means that a she-camel delivers an offspring and then the offspring which it delivers becomes pregnant. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 57

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 57 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: A time is certainly coming to mankind when people will bite each other and a rich man will hold fast, what he has in his possession (i.e. his property), though he was not commanded for that. Allah, Most High, said: “And do not forget […]