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 2, Hadith 307

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 307 Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you prays, he should not let anyone pass in front of him; he should turn him away as far as possible; but if he refuses (to go), he should fight him, for he is […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 308

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 308 Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you prays, he should pray facing the sutrah (screen or covering) and he should keep himself close to it. He then narrated the tradition to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 309

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 309 Abu ‘Ubaid said: I saw ‘Ata b. Yazid al-Laithi praying in a standing posture. So I went to him passing in front of him; he, therefore, turned me away. He then said to me: Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 310

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 310 Abu Salih said: I narrate what I witnesses from Abu Sa’id and heard from him. Abu Sa’id entered upon Marwan and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When one of you prays facing any object which conceals him from people, and someone wishes to pass […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 311

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 311 Narrated Abu Juhaim : The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying: “If one who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs, he would prefer to stand still for forty. . . rather than pass in front of him. Abu al-Nadr said: I […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 312

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 312 Hafs reported that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying, and the other version of this tradition transmitted through a different chain has: Abu Dharr said (and not the Prophet): If there is not anything like the back of a saddle in front of a man who is praying, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 313

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 313 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Qatadah said: I heard Jabir ibn Zayd who reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas; and Shu’bah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: A menstruating woman and a dog cut off the prayer. Abu Dawud said: Sa’id, Hisham and Hammam narrated this tradition from […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 314

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 314 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ikrimah reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas, saying: I think the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you prays without a sutrah, a dog, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut off his prayer, but it […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 315

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 315 Yazid b. Namran said: I saw a crippled man at Tabuk. He (the man) said: I passed riding a donkey in front of the Prophet(ﷺ) who was praying. He said (cursing him): O Allah, cut off his walking. Thenceforth I could not walk. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 316

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 316 This tradition as also been reported by Sa’id through the same chain of narrators and to the same effect. He added: He cut off our prayer, may Allah cut off his walking. Abu Dawud said: This version narrated by Mushir on the authority of Sa’id has: He cut […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 317

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 317 Sa’id b. Ghazwan reported on the authority of his father that he made his stay at Tabuk(during his journey) for performing Hajj. All of a sudden he saw a crippled man and asked him about his condition. He said: I relate to you a tradition, but do not […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 318

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 318 ‘Amr b. Shu’aib reported from his father on the authority of his grand-father: We came down from the mountain pass of Adhaakhir in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The time of prayer came and he prayed facing a direction of prayer, and we were (standing) […]