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 24, Hadith 4

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 4 This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Sa’id al-Khudri form the Prophet (ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، مَعْبَدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ‏.‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 5

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 5 Kharijah b. al-Salt quoted his paternal uncle as saying that he passed by a clan (of the Arab) who came to him and said: You have brought what is good from this man. Then they brought a lunatic in chains. He recited Surat al-Fatihah over him three days, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 6

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 6 Narrated Rafi’ ibn Khadij: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The earnings of a cupper are impure, the price paid for a dog is impure, and the hire paid to a prostitute is impure. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 7

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 7 Narrated Muhayyisah ibn Ka’b: Muhayyisah asked permission of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) regarding hire of the cupper, but he forbade him. He kept on asking his permission, and at last he said to him: Feed your watering camel with it and feed your slave with it. حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 8

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 8 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got him self cupped and gave the cupper his wages. Had he considered it impure, he would not have given it (wage) to him. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 9

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 9 Narrated Anas b. Malik : That Abu Tibah cupped the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he ordered that a sa’ of dates be given to him, also ordering his people to remit some of his dues. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 10

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 10 Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade earnings of slave-girls. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُحَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَازِمٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ كَسْبِ الإِمَاءِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 11 Narrated Tariq ibn AbdurRahman al-Qarash: Rafi’ ibn Rifa’ah came to a meeting of the Ansar and said: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us (from some things) today, and he mentioned some things. He forbade the earning of a slave-girl except what she earned with her hand. He […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 12

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 12 Narrated Rafi’ b. Khadij: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade earnings of a slave-girl unless it is known from where it came. حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ هُرَيْرٍ – عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَافِعٍ – هُوَ ابْنُ خَدِيجٍ – […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 13

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 13 Narrated AbuMas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the price paid for a dog, the hire paid to a prostitute, and the gift given to a soothsayer. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ نَهَى […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 14

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 14 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade (taking hire for) a stallion’s covering. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ عَسْبِ الْفَحْلِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 15

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 24, Hadith 15 AbuMajidah said: I cut the ear of a boy, or he cut my ear (the narrator is doubtful). AbuBakr then came to us to perform hajj and we got together with him. But he referred us to Umar ibn al-Khattab. Umar (ibn al-Khattab) said: This reached the extent […]