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 374

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 374 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone has a female child, and does not bury her alive, or slight her, or prefer his children (i.e. the male ones) to her, Allah will bring him into Paradise. Uthman did not mention “male children”. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، وَأَبُو […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 375

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 375 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone cares for three daughters, disciplines them, marries them, and does good to them, he will go to Paradise. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي صَالِحٍ – عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الأَعْشَى، – قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ سَعِيدُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 376

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 376 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Suhail through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has : “three sisters, or three daughter, or two daughter, or two sisters”. حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ ‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 377

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 377 Narrated Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja’i’: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I and a woman whose cheeks have become black shall on the Day of Resurrection be like these two (pointing to the middle and forefinger), i.e. a woman of rank and beauty who has been bereft of her husband […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 378

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 378 Sahl (b. Sa’d) reported the prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying; I and the one who takes the responsibility of an orphan will be in Paradise thus, and he joined his middle finger and forefinger. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، – يَعْنِي […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 379

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 379 ‘A’ishah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: Gabriel kept on commending the neighbor to me so that I thought he would make him an heir. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 380

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 380 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: Mujahid said that Abdullah ibn Amr slaughtered a sheep and said: Have you presented a gift from it to my neighbour, the Jew, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Gabriel kept on commending the neighbour to me so that […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 381

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 381 Abu Hurairah said : A man came to the prophet (May peace be upon him) complaining against his neighbor. He said: go and have patience. He again came to him twice or thrice. He then said : Go and throw your property in the way. So he threw […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 382

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 382 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: He who believes in Allah and in the last day should honour his guest; he who believes in Allah and in the last day should not harm his neighbor; he who believes in Allah […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 383

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 383 ‘A’ishah said: I asked : apostle of Allah! I have two neighbors. With which of them should I begin? He replied: Begin with the one whose door is nearer to you. Abu Dawud said: Shu’bah said this tradition : Talhah is a man of the Quraish. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 384

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 384 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The last words which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke were: Prayer, prayer; fear Allah about those whom your right hands possess. حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفُضَيْلِ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 385

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 385 Ma’rur b. Suwaid said : I saw Abu Dharr at Rabadhah. He was wearing a thick cloak, and his slave also wore a similar one. He said : the people said: Abu Dharr! (it would be better) if you could take the cloak which your slave wore, and […]