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 319

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 319 Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Prophet (ﷺ) was (once) praying. A kid went passing in front of him and he kept on stopping it. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَحَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 320

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 320 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: I was sleeping in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) with my legs between him and the qiblah. Shu’bah said: I think she said: I was menstruating. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Zuhri, ‘Ata, Abu Bakr b. Hafs, Hisham b. ‘Urwah, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 321

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 321 ‘Urwah reported on the authority of ‘A’ishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray at night and she (‘A’ishah) would lie between him and the qiblah, sleeping on the bed on which he would sleep. When he wanted to offer the witr prayer, he awakened her and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 322

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 322 ‘A’ishah said: I used to sleep with my legs in front of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he would offer his prayer at night (i.e. tahajjud prayer offered towards the end of the night.). When he prostrated himself he struck my legs, and I drew them up […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 323

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 323 It was reported from Abu An-Nadr, from Abu Salama bin ‘Abdur Rahman, from ‘Aishah, that she said: “I used to be asleep while my legs would be in the front of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was praying during the night. When he wanted to prostrate, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 324

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 324 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: I used to sleep lying between the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the qiblah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray when I (was lying) in front of him. When he wanted to offer the witr prayer – added by the narrator Uthman […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 325

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 325 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I came riding a donkey. Another version has: Ibn Abbas said: When I was near the age of the puberty I came riding a she-ass and found the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) leading the people in prayer at Mina. I passed in front of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 326

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 326 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: AbusSahba’ said: We discussed the things that cut off the prayer according to Ibn Abbas. He said: I and a boy from Banu AbdulMuttalib came riding a donkey, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was leading the people in prayer. He dismounted and I […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 327

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 327 The above mentioned narration has also been narrated by Mansur through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Then two girls from Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib came fighting together. He caught them. ‘Uthman (a narrator) said: He separated them. And Dawud (another narrator) said: He pulled away from […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 328

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 328 Narrated Al-Fadl ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us accompanied by Abbas when we were in open country belonging to us. He prayed in a desert with no sutrah in front of him, and a she-ass and a bitch of ours were playing in front […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 329

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 329 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Nothing interrupt prayer, but repulse as much as you can anyone who passes in front of you, for he is just a devil. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَدَّاكِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 330

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 330 Abu al-Waddak said: A youth from the Quraish passed in front of Abu Sa’id al-Khudri who was praying. He repulsed him. He returned again. He then repulsed him for the third time. When he finished the prayer, he said: Nothing cuts off prayer; but the Messenger of Allah […]