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 458

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 458 Narrated AbuUmamah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us leaning on a stick. We stood up to show respect to him. He said: Do not stand up as foreigners do for showing respect to one another. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 459

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 459 Narrated A man: Ghalib said: When we were sitting at al-Hasan’s door, a man came along. He said: My father told me on the authority of my grandfather, saying: My father sent me to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Go to him and give him a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 460

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 460 ‘A’ishah told that the Prophet(ﷺ) said to her: Gabriel gives you a greeting. Replying she said: Upon him be peace and grace of Allah. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها حَدَّثَتْهُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 461

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 461 Narrated AbuAbdurRahman al-Fihri: I was present with the Messenger of Allah at the battle of Hunayn. We travelled on a hot day when the heat was extreme. We halted under the shade of a tree. When the sun passed the meridian, I put on my coat of mail […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 462

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 462 Narrated Ibn Kinanah b. Abbas ibn Mirdas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laughed AbuBakr or Umar said to him: May Allah make your teeth laugh! He then mentioned the tradition. حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْبِرَكِيُّ، وَسَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ، وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِ، عِيسَى أَضْبَطُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْقَاهِرِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 463

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 463 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon us when my mother and I were plastering a wall of mine. He asked: What is this, Abdullah ? I replied: It is something I am repairing. He said! The matter is quicker for you […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 464

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 464 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-A’mash through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came upon me when we were repairing our cottage that was broken. He asked: What is this? We replied: This cottage of ours has broken […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 465

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 465 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out, and on seeing a high-domed building, he said: What is it? His companions replied to him: It belongs to so and so, one of the Ansar. He said: he said nothing but kept the matter in mind. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 466

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 466 Narrated Dukayn ibn Sa’id al-Muzani: We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him for some corn. He said: Go, Umar, and give them. He ascended with us a room upstairs, took a key from his apartment and opened it. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 467

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 467 Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone cuts the lote-tree, Allah brings him headlong into Hell. Abu Dawud was asked about the meaning of this tradition. He said: This is a brief tradition. It means that if anyone cuts uselessly, unjustly and without any right […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 468

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 468 A similar report (as previous) was narrated from a man from Thaqif, from ‘Urwah bin Az-Zubair, who attributed the Hadith to the Prophet (ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، وَسَلَمَةُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ شَبِيبٍ – قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 469

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 43, Hadith 469 Narrated Hassan ibn Ibrahim: I asked Hisham ibn Urwah about the cutting of a lote-tree when he was leaning against the house of Urwah. He said: Do you not see these doors and leaves? These were made of the lote-tree of Urwah which Urwah used to cut from […]