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 43, Hadith 362

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 362 Narrated al-Ala’ ibn al-Hadrami: Some of the children of al-Ala’ ibn al-Hadrami said: Al-Ala’ ibn al-Hadrami was the governor of the Prophet (ﷺ) at al-Bahrayn, and when he wrote to him he began with his won name. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 363

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 363 Ibn al-Ala said : Al-Ala b. al-Hadrami wrote to the prophet (May peace be upon him), and he began with his name. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ – […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 364

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 364 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) wrote a letter to Heraclius: “From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Hiraql (Heraclius), Chief of the Byzantines. Peace be to those who follow the guidance.” Ibn Yahya reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas that AbuSufyan said to him: We […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 365

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 365 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: A son does not repay what he owes to his father unless he buys him and emancipates him if he finds him in slavery. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُهَيْلُ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 366

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 366 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: A woman was my wife and I loved her, but Umar hated her. He said to me: Divorce her, but I refused. Umar then went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned that to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Divorce her. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 367

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 367 Bahz b. Hakim on his father’s authority said that his grandfather said: I said: Messenger of Allah! to whom should I show kindness? He replied: Your mother, next your mother, next your mother, and then comes your father, and then your relatives in order of relationship. The Messenger […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 368

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 368 Kulaib b. Manfa’ah said that his grandfather told then he went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah! to whom should I show kindness? He said: Your mother, your sister, your brother and the slave whom you set free and who is your relative, a due […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 369

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 369 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amr (b. al-As) reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: A man’s reviling of his parents is one of the grave sins. He was asked : Messenger of Allah! How does a man revile his parents? He replied: He reviles […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 370

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 370 Narrated AbuUsayd Malik ibn Rabi’ah as-Sa’idi: While we were with the Messenger of Allah! (ﷺ) a man of Banu Salmah came to Him and said: Messenger of Allah is there any kindness left that I can do to my parents after their death? He replied: Yes, you can […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 371

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 371 Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: One of the finest acts of kindness is for a man to treat his father’s friends in a kindly way after he has departed. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 372

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 372 Narrated AbutTufayl: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) distributing flesh at Ji’irranah, and I was a boy in those days bearing the bone of the camel, and when a woman who came forward approach the Prophet (ﷺ), he spread out his cloak for her, and she sat on it. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 373

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 373 Narrated Umar ibn as-Sa’ib: One day when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting, his foster-father came forward. He spread out of a part of his garment and he sit on it. Then his mother came forward to him and he spread out the other side of his […]