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 25, Hadith 65

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 65 Narrated AbuSirmah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone harms (others), Allah will harm him, and if anyone shows hostility to others, Allah will show hostility to him. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ لُؤْلُؤَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي صِرْمَةَ، – قَالَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 66

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 66 Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin ‘Ali reported from Samurah ibn Jundub that he had a row of palm-trees in the garden of a man of the Ansar. The man had his family with him. Samurah used to visit his palm-trees, and the man was annoyed by that and felt […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 67

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 67 Narrated Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr: A man disputed with az-Zubayr about streamlets in the lava plain which was irrigated by them. The Ansari said: Release the water and let it run, but az-Zubayr refused. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to az-Zubayr: Water (your ground), Zubayr, then let the water […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 68

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 68 Narrated Tha’labah ibn AbuMalik: Tha’labah heard his elders say that a man from the Quraysh had his share with Banu Qurayzah (in water). He brought the dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about al-Mahzur, a stream whose water they shared together. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 69

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 69 ‘Amr bin Shu’aib on his father’s authority said that his grandfather told that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) decided regarding the stream al-Mahzur that its water should be held back till it reached the ankles, and that the upper waters should then be allowed to flow to the […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 70

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 70 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: Two men brought their dispute about the precincts of a palm-tree to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). According to a version of this tradition, he ordered to measure and it was measured. It was found seven yards. According to another version, it was found five […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 1

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 1 Narrated Kathir ibn Qays: Kathir ibn Qays said: I was sitting with AbudDarda’ in the mosque of Damascus. A man came to him and said: AbudDarda, I have come to you from the town of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for a tradition that I have heard you […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 2

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 2 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu al-Darda through a different chain of narrators to the same effect from the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَزِيرِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، قَالَ لَقِيتُ شَبِيبَ بْنَ شَيْبَةَ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي سَوْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 3

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 3 Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge, Allah will thereby make easy for him a path to paradise; and he who is made slow by his actions will not be speeded by his genealogy. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 4

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 4 Narrated AbuNamlah al-Ansari: When he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a Jew was also with him, a funeral passed by him. He (the Jew) asked (Him): Muhammad, does this funeral speak? The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah has more knowledge. The Jew said: It speaks. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 5

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 5 Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered me (to learn the writing of the Jews), so I learnt for him the writing of the Jews. He said: I swear by Allah, I do not trust Jews in respect of writing for me. So I learnt […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 6

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 26, Hadith 6 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I intended (by it) to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: Do you write everything that you hear from him while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is […]