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 39, Hadith 40

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 40 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Nafi’ told that Ibn Umar used to say: I swear by Allah that I do not doubt that Antichrist is Ibn Sayyad. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ – عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 41

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 41 Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir told that he saw Jabir ibn Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn as-Sa’id was the Dajjal (Antichrist). I expressed my surprise by saying: You swear by Allah! He said: I heard Umar swearing to that in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 42

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 42 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: We saw the last of Ibn Sayyad at the battle of the Harrah. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُوسَى – حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ فَقَدْنَا ابْنَ صَيَّادٍ يَوْمَ الْحَرَّةِ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 43

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 43 Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Last Hour will not come before there come forth thirty Dajjals (fraudulents), everyone presuming himself that he is an apostle of Allah. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ – عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 44

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 44 Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Last Hour will not come before there come forth thirty liar Dajjals (fraudulents) lying on Allah and His Apostle. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو – عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 45

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 45 A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ibrahim (al-Nakha’l) through a different chain if narrators. I (Ibrahim) said to ‘Ubaidat al-Salmant : Do you think that his one of them, that is al-Mukhtar (al-Thaqaff)? He said : He is from the leaders. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 46

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 46 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The first defect that permeated Banu Isra’il was that a man (of them) met another man and said: O so-and-so, fear Allah, and abandon what you are doing, for it is not lawful for you. He then met […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 47

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 47 A similar tradition (to the No. 4322) has also been transmitted by Ibn Mas’ud through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: “Or Allah will mingle your hearts together and curse you as He cursed them.” Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 48

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 48 Narrated Abu Bakr: You people recite this verse “You who believe, care for yourselves; he who goes astray cannot harm you when you are rightly-guided,” and put it in its improper place. Khalid’s version has: We heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: When the people see a wrongdoer and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 49

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 49 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If any man is among a people in whose midst he does acts of disobedience, and, though they are able to make him change (his acts), they do not change, Allah will smite them with punishment before they die. حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 50

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 50 Abu sa’Id al-Khudri said: I head the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If any one you sees something objectionable, he should change it with his hand if he can change it with his hand. (The narrator Hammad broke the rest of the tradition which was completed by Ibn […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 51

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 39, Hadith 51 Abu Umayyah ash-Sha’bani said: I asked AbuTha’labah al-Khushani: What is your opinion about the verse “Care for yourselves”. He said: I swear by Allah, I asked the one who was well informed about it; I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it. He said: No, enjoin one […]