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 42, Hadith 59

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 59 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying – will be according to the version of Musa : Perhaps Allah, and Ibn Sinan’s version has : Allah looked at the participants of the battle of Badr (with mercy) and said : Do whatever you wish ; […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 60

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 60 Al-Miswar b. Makhramah said : The prophet (ﷺ) went out during the time of (treaty of) al-Hudaibiyyah. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition. He said : ‘Urwah b. Mas’ud then came to him and began to speak to the Prophet (ﷺ). Whenever he talk to him, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 61

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 61 Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Al-Aqra’, the mu’adhdhin (announcer) of Umar ibn al-Khattab said: Umar sent me to a bishop and I called him. Umar said to him: Do you find me in the Book? He said: Yes. He asked: How do you find me? He said: I find […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 62

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 62 ‘Imran b. Husain reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying : the best of my people is the generation in which I have been sent, then their immediate followers, then their immediate followers. Allah knows best whether he mentioned the third or not. After them will be […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 63

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 63 Abu Sa’id (al-Khudri) reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying : Do not revile my Companions; by him in whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, it would not amount to as much […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 64

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 64 ‘Amr b. Abl Qurrah said : Hudhaifah was in al-Mada’in. He used to mention things which the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said to some people from among his Companions in anger. The people who heard from Hudhaifah would go to Salman and tell him […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 65

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 65 Narrated Abdullah ibn Zam’ah: When the illness of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) became serious while I was with him among a group of people, Bilal called him for prayer. He said: Ask someone to lead the people in prayer. So Abdullah ibn Zam’ah went out and found […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 66

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 66 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by ‘Abd Allah b. Zam’ah through a different chain. He said: When the Prophet (May peace be upon him) heard ‘Umar’s voice, Ibn Zam’ah said: The Prophet (May peace be upon him) came out until he took out his head […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 67

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 67 Narrated AbuBakrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to al-Hasan ibn Ali. This son of mine is a Sayyid (chief), and I hope Allah may reconcile two parties of my community by means of him. Hammad’s version has: And perhaps Allah may reconcile two large parties of Muslims […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 68

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 68 Narrated Hudhayfah: There is no one who will be overtaken by trial regarding whom I do not fear except Muhammad ibn Maslamah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Trial will not harm you. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 69

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 69 Tha’labah b. Dubai’ah said: We entered upon Hudhaifah. He said: I know a man whom the trails will not harm. We came out and found that a tent was pitched. We entered and found in it Muhammad b. Maslamah. We asked him about it. He said : I […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 70

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 70 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Dubai’ah b. Husain al-Tha’labi through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ ضُبَيْعَةَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الثَّعْلَبِيِّ، بِمَعْنَاهُ ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith […]