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 36, Hadith 22

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 22 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) got some ornaments presented by Negus as a gift to him. They contained a gold ring with an Abyssinian stone. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turning his attention from it took it by means of a stick or his finger, then […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 23

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 23 Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone wants to put a ring of fire on one he loves, let him put a gold ring on him: if anyone wants to put a necklace of fire on one he loves, let him put a gold necklace on him, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 24

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 24 Narrated A sister of Hudhayfah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying : You women folk, have in silver something with which you adorn yourselves. I assure you that any woman of you who adorns herself with gold which she displays will be punished for it. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 25

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 25 Narrated Asma’ daughter of Yazid: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Any woman who wears a gold necklace will have a similar one of fire put on her neck on the Day of Resurrection, and any woman who puts a gold earring in her ear will have a similar […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 26

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 36, Hadith 26 Narrated Mu’awiyah ibn AbuSufyan: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to ride on panther skins and to wear gold except a little. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Abu Qilabah did not meet Mu’awiyah. حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ الْقَنَّادِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 1

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 1 Narrated Hudhaifa: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood among us (to give us an address) and he left out nothing that would happen up to the last hour without telling of it. Some remembered it and some forgot, and these Companions of his have known it. When something […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 2

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 2 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: four (majestic) trials (fitnahs) will take place among this community, and in their end there will be destruction. حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ، عَنْ بَدْرِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 3

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 3 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he talked about periods of trial (fitnahs), mentioning many of them. When he mentioned the one when people should stay in their houses, some asked him: Messenger of Allah, what is the trial (fitnah) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 4

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 4 Narrated Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman: I swear by Allah, I do not know whether my companions have forgotten or have pretended to forgot. I swear by Allah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not omit a leader of a wrong belief (fitnah)–up to the end of the world–whose […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 5

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 5 Narrated Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman: Subay’ ibn Khalid said: I came to Kufah at the time when Tustar was conquered. I took some mules from it. When I entered the mosque (of Kufah), I found there some people of moderate stature, and among them was a man whom you […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 6

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 6 The traditions mentioned above has also been transmitted by Khalid b. Khalid al-Yashkuri through different chain of narrators. This version has: I (Hudhaifah) asked : Will any be spared after the use of the sword ? He replied: There will be remnant with specks in its eye and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 7

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 7 Narrated Hudhayfah: The tradition mentioned above (No. 4232) has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Nasr ibn Asim al-Laythi who said: We came to al-Yashkuri with a group of the people of Banu Layth. He asked: Who are these people? We replied: Banu Layth. […]