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 32, Hadith 27

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 27 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reading the verse; “does he think that his wealth would make him last for ever?” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الذِّمَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 28

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 28 Narrated Abu Qilabah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) made a man read the verse: “For, that day His chastisement will be such as none (else) can be chastised. And his bonds will be such as none (other) can be bound. Abu Dawud said: According to some (scholars), there is […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 29

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 29 Narrated Abu Qilabah: A man whom the Prophet (ﷺ) made the following verse read informed me, or he was informed by a man whom a man made the following verse read through a man whom the Prophet (ﷺ) made the following verse read: “For, that day His chastisement […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 30

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 30 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) related a tradition in which he mentioned the words “Jibril and Mikal” and he pronounced them “Jibra’ila wa Mika’ila.” Abu Dawud said: Khalaf said: I did not put the pen aside from writing letters (huruf) for forty years: nothing tired […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 31

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 31 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the name of the one who will sound the trumpet (sahib as-sur) and said: On his right will be Jibra’il and on his left will be Mika’il. حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَرَ – حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 32

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 32 Narrated Ibn al-Musayyab: The Prophet (ﷺ), AbuBakr, Umar and Uthman used to read “maliki yawmid-din (master of the Day of Judgment)”. The first to read maliki yawmid-din was Marwan. Abu Dawud said: This is sounder that the tradition which transmitted by al-Zuhri from Anas, and al-Zuhri from Salim, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 33

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 33 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite: “In the name of Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; most Gracious, most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment,” breaking its recitation into verses, one after another. Abu Dawud said: I heard […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 34

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 34 Narrated Abu Dharr: I was sitting behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was riding a donkey while the sun was setting. He asked: Do you know where this sets ? I replied: Allah and his Apostle know best. He said: It sets in a spring of warm […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 35

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 35 Narrated Ibn al-Asqa’: The Prophet (ﷺ) came to them in the swelling place of immigrants and a man asked him: Which is the greatest verse of the Qur’an ? The Prophet (ﷺ) replied: Allah, there is no god but He – the Living, the Self-Subsisting Eternal. No slumber […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 36

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 36 Narrated Shariq: Ibn Mas’ud said read the verse: “Now come, thou” (haita laka). Then Shariq said: We read it, “hi’tu laka” (I am prepared for thee). Ibn Mas’ud said: I read it as I have been taught ; it is dearer to me. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 37

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 37 Narrated Shariq: ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) was told that the people had read this verse: “She said: Now come, thou” (hita laka). He said: I read it as I have been taught ; it is dearer to me. It goes “wa qalat haita laka” (She said: Now come […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 38

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 32, Hadith 38 Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah, the Exalted, said to the children of Israel : “… but enter the gate with humility, in posture and in words, and you will be forgiven your faults (tughfar lakum)”. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ […]