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 37, Hadith 8

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 8 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Hudhaifah through a different chain of narrators from the Prophet (ﷺ). This version says: He said: If you do not find a caliph in those days, then flee away until you die, even of you die holding on (to […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 9

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 9 Narrated Abdullah b. ‘Amr: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If a man takes an oath of allegiance to a leader, and puts his hand on his hand and does it with the sincerity of his heart, he should obey him as much as possible. If another man comes […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 10

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 10 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Woe to Arabs because of evil which has drawn near! He will escape who restrains his hand. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 11 Abu Dawud said: Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The Muslims will soon be besieged up to Medina, so that their most distant frontier outpost will be Salah. قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ حُدِّثْتُ عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 12

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 12 Al-Zuhri said: Salah is near Khaibar. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ وَسَلاَحُ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 12   This hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. Sunan Abi Dawud is a cornerstone of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 13

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 13 Narrated Thawban: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Allah, the Exalted, folded for me the earth, or he said (the narrator is doubtful): My Lord folded for me the earth, so much so that I saw its easts and wests (i.e. the extremities). The kingdom of my […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 14

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 14 Narrated AbuMalik al-Ash’ari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah has protected you from three things: that your Prophet should not invoke a curse on you and should all perish, that those who follow what is false should not prevail over those who follow the truth, and that you should […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 15

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 15 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The mill of Islam will go round till the year thirty-five, or thirty-six, or thirty-seven; then if they perish, they will have followed the path of those who perished before them, but if their religion is maintained, it will be […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 16

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 16 Narrated Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The time will become short, knowledge will be decreased, civil strife (fitan) will appear, niggardliness will be case into people’s heart, and harj will be prevalent. He was asked: Messenger of Allah! what is it: He replied: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 17

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 17 Narrated AbuBakrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There will be a period of commotion in which the one who lies down will be better than the one who sits, and the one who sits is better than the one who stands, and the one who stands is […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 18

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 18 Narrated Sa’d ibn AbuWaqqas: I asked: Messenger of Allah! tell me if someone enters my house and extends his hands to kill me (what should I do?) The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) replied: Be like the two sons of Adam. The narrator Yazid (ibn Khalid) then recited the […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 19

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 37, Hadith 19 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud ; Khuraym ibn Fatik: The tradition mentioned above (No. 4243) has also been transmitted by Ibn Mas’ud through a different chain of narrators. Ibn Mas’ud said: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: He then mentioned a portion of the tradition narrated by AbuBakrah (No. […]