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 595

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 595 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say after the tashahhud: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the punishment in Hell, and I seek refuge in Thee from the punishment in the grave, and I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of antichrist, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 596

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 596 Narrated Mihjan ibn al-Adra’: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque and saw a man who had finished his prayer, and was reciting the tashahhud saying: O Allah, I ask you, O Allah, the One, the eternally besought of all, He begetteth not, nor was He begotten, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 597

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 597 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: It pertains to the sunnah to utter the tashahhud quietly. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ بُكَيْرٍ – عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُخْفَى التَّشَهُّدُ ‏.‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 598

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 598 ’Abd al-Rahman al-Mu’awl said: ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar saw me playing with pebbles during prayer. When he finished his prayer, he forbade me (to do so) and said: Do as the Apostle (ﷺ) used to do. I asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) do? He said: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 599

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 599 ‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubair said: When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) sat during the prayer( at the tashahhud), he placed his left foot under his right thigh and shin and spread his right foot and placed his left hand on his left knee and placed his right hand on […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 600

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 600 Narrated Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to point with his finger (at the end of the tashahhud) and he would not move it. Ibn Juraij said: “And ‘Amr bin Dinar added: ‘He (Ziyad) said: “‘Amir informed me from his father that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 601

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 601 ‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubair narrated the above mentioned tradition on the authority of his father saying: He kept his look fixed on the finger he was pointing. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 602

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 602 Narrated AbuMalik Numayr al-Khuza’i: I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him placing his right hand on his right thigh and raising his forefinger curving it a little. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ – حَدَّثَنَا عِصَامُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، – مِنْ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 603

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 603 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited, according to the version of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, that a person should sit during prayer while he is leaning on his hand. According to the version of Ibn Shibwayh, he prohibited that a man should lean on his […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 604

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 604 Isma’ll b. Umayyah said: I asked about a man who intertwines his fingers while he is engaged in prayer. He said that Ibn ‘Umar had said: This is the prayer of those who earn the anger of Allah. حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 605

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 605 Nafi said: Ibn ‘Umar saw a man resting on his left hand while he was sitting during prayer. The version of Harun b. Zaid goes: He was lying on his left side. the agreed version goes: he said to him: Do not sit like this, because those who […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 606

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 606 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) was in the first two rak’ahs as though he were on heated stones. The narrator Shu’bah said: We said: Till he (the Prophet) got up. حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ […]