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 559

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 559 Narrated Umm Qays bint Mihsan: Hilal ibn Yasaf said: I came to ar-Raqqah (a place in Syria). One of my companions said to me: Do you want to see any of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ)? I said: A good opportunity. So we went to Wabisah. I […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 560

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 560 Zaid b. Arqam said ; One of us used to speak to the man standing by his side during prayer. Then the Quranic verse “ And stand up with devotion to Allah” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ شُبَيْلٍ، عَنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 561

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 561 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amr said : It has been narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said : The Prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer (wins him half the reward of prayer). I came to him and found him prayer in […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 562

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 562 ‘Abd Allah b. Buraidah said : ‘Imran b. Hussain asked the prophet (ﷺ) about the prayer a man offers in sitting condition. He replied: his prayer in standing condition is better than his prayer in sitting condition, and his prayer in sitting condition is half the prayer he […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 563

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 563 ‘Imran b. Husain said : I had a fistula; so I asked the prophet (ﷺ). He said: offer prayer in standing condition; if you are unable to do so, then in sitting condition: if you are then at your side(i.e, in lying condition). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 564

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 564 ‘A’ishah said : I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting the Quraan in his prayer at night in sitting condition until he became old. Then he used to sit in it (the prayer) and recite the Quran until forty or thirty verses remained, then he stood […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 565

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 565 ‘A’ishah, wife of the prophet (ﷺ), said: when the prophet (ﷺ) prayed sitting, he recited the Quran in sitting condition. When the amount of his recitation remained about thirty or forty verses he stood up and recited them standing. He then bowed and prostrated and then did so […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 566

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 566 ‘A’ishah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray standing at night for a long time, and used to pray sitting at night for a long time. When he prayed standing, he bowed standing, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed sitting. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 567

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 567 ‘Abd Allah b. Shaqiq said: I asked ‘A’ishah whether the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited a whole Surah (of the Quran) in one Rak’ah of the prayer. She replied : (He recited from among) the Mufassal surahs. I asked: Did he pray (at night) sitting? She replied : […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 568

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 568 Narrated Wa’il ibn Hujr: I said that I should look at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) how he prays. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and faced the qiblah (i.e. the direction of Ka’bah) and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great); then he […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 569

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 569 ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said: “A Sunnah of the prayer is that you should raise your right foot, and make your left foot lie (on the ground).” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 570

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 570 (There is another chain) reported from Yahya who said: “I heard Al-Qasim saying: “Abdullah bin ‘Abdullah informed me that he heard ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar saying: “From the Sunnah of the prayer is to lay your left foot on the ground, and raise your right foot.” حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، […]