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 379

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 379 Malik said: There is no harm in uttering supplication in prayer, in its beginning, in its middle, and in the end, in obligatory prayer or other. حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ لاَ بَأْسَ بِالدُّعَاءِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَفِي آخِرِهِ فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا ‏.‏ Sunan Abi Dawud: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 380

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 380 Rifa’ah b. Rafi’ said: One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: O Allah, Our Lord, and […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 381

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 381 Ibn ‘Abbas said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for praying at midnight, he said: o Allah, be praise to Thee, Thou art the light of the heavens and the earth; and to Thee be praise; Thou are the maintainer of the heavens and the earth; […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 382

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 382 Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say in his tahajjud prayer(i.e. supererogatory prayer offered in or after the midnight) after he said the takbir; he then narrated the tradition to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ – حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 383

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 383 Narrated Rifa’ah ibn Rafi’: I offered prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Rifa’ah sneezed. The narrator Qutaybah did not mention the name Rifa’ah (but he said: I sneezed). So I said: Praise be to Allah, praise much, good and blessed therein, blessed thereupon, as our Lord likes […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 384

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 384 Rabi’ah said: A young man from the Ansar sneezed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was praying. He then said: Praise be to Allah, much, good, blessed, till our Lord is pleased (with us) in the affairs relating to this world and to the other world. […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 385

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 385 Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up to pray at night (for tahajjud prayer) he uttered the takbir and then said: “Glory be to Thee, O Allah,” and “Praise be to Thee” and “Blessed is Thy name,” and Exalted is Thy greatness.” and “There […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 386

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 386 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began his prayer, he said: “Glory be to Thee, O Allah,” and “Praise be to Thee” and “Blessed is Thy name, and Exalted is Thy greatness, sand there is no god but Allah.” Abu Dawud said: This tradition […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 387

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 387 Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: I remember two period of silence in prayer, one when the imam said the takbir; and one when he finished reciting the Fatihah and the surah when he was about to bow. But Imran ibn Husayn took it as something strange. So they wrote […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 388

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 388 Samurah b. Jundub said: The Prophet(ﷺ) had two periods of silence; when he began his prayer and when he finished the recitation (of the Qur’an). He then narrated the tradition like the version of Yunus. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 389

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 389 Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub; Ubayy ibn Ka’b: Samurah ibn Jundub and Imran ibn Husayn had a discussion (about the periods of silence in prayer). Samurah then said that he remembered two periods of silence from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); one when he uttered the takbir and the […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 390

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 390 Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: I remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) two periods of silence. Sa’id said: We asked Qatadah: What are those two periods of silence? He said: (one) when he began his prayer, and (one) when he finished the recitation. Then he added: When he […]