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 30, Hadith 8

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 8 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying : There is no infection, no evil, omen or serpent, in a hungry belly and no hamah. A nomadic Arab asked: How is it that when camels are in the sand as if they were gazelles and a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 9

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 9 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: There is no infection, no hamah, no other promising rain, and no serpent in a hungry belly. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ – عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 10

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 10 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no ghoul. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ بْنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنِي الْقَعْقَاعُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مِقْسَمٍ، وَزَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 11 Abu Dawud said: Malik was asked about the meaning of his saying: There is no safar. He replied: The people of pre-Islamic Arabia used to make the month of safar lawful (for war). They made it lawful in one year and unlawful in another year. The Prophet (ﷺ) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 12

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 12 Muhammad b. al-Musaffa said to us on the authority of Baqiyyah. He said: I asked Muhammad b. Rashid about the meaning of the word hamah. He replied: The pre-Islamic Arabs used to say: When anyone dies and is buried, a bird comes forth from his grave. I asked: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 13

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 13 Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: There is no infection* and no evil omen, and I like a good omen. Good omen means a good word. * The majority of scholars interpret this to mean that these things in and of themselves do not transmit or cause […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 14

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 14 Narrated AbuHurayrah: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a word, and he liked it, he said: We took your omen from your mouth. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمِعَ كَلِمَةً فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ فَقَالَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 15

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 15 Narrated ‘Ata: People said: safar is a pain within the belly. I asked: What is hamah ? He said: People said (believed) that hamah which is an owl or a nightbird and which shrieks is the spirit of men. It is not the spirit of men. It is […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 16

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 16 Narrated Urwah ibn Amir al-Qurashi: When taking omens was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ), he said: The best type is the good omen, and it does not turn back a Muslim. If one of you sees anything he dislikes, he should say: O Allah, no […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 17

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 17 Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet (ﷺ) did not take omens from anything, but when he sent out an agent he asked about his name. If it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. If he disliked […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 18

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 18 Narrated Sa’d ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no hamah, no infection and no evil omen; if there is in anything an evil omen, it is a house, a horse, and a woman. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، أَنَّ الْحَضْرَمِيَّ بْنَ لاَحِقٍ، حَدَّثَهُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 19

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 30, Hadith 19 It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “An omen is in a dwelling, a woman or a horse.” Abu Dawud said: This tradition was read out to al-Harith b. Miskin and I was witness. It was said to him that Ibn […]