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 703

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 703 Ibn ‘Umar said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to deliver two sermons. He would sit down when he ascended the pulpit till he (I think he meant the mu’adhdhin) finished. He would then stand up and preach, then sit down and say nothing, then stand up and preach. حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 704

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 704 Jabir b. Samurah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to deliver the sermon standing, then he would sit down, then stand and preach standing. If anyone tells you he preached sitting, he is lying. I swear by Allah that I offered along with more than two thousand […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 705

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 705 Jabir b. Samurah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave two sermons between which he sat, recited the Quran and gave the people an exhortation. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، – الْمَعْنَى – عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 706

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 706 Jabir b. Samurah said: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) would deliver the sermon standing, then sit down without saying anything. The narrator then reported the tradition in full. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 707

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 707 Shu’ayb ibn Zurayq at-Ta’ifi said: I sat with a man who had been in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He was called al-Hakam ibn Hazn al-Kulafi. He began to narrate a tradition to us saying: I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 708

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 708 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed, he would say: Praise be to Allah, from Whom we seek help and pardon,and we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls. He whom Allah guide has no one who can lead him astray, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 709

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 709 Narrated Ibn Shihab: Yunus asked Ibn Shihab about the address of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on Friday. He mentioned it in like manner. He added: Anyone who disobeys them (Allah and His Apostle) goes astray. We beseech Allah, our Lord, to make us from those who obey […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 710

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 710 ‘Adi b. Hatim said: A speaker delivered a speech in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: Anyone who obeys Allah and His Apostle, and one who disobeys them. He said: Go away, you are a bad speaker. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 711

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 711 Bint al-Harith b. al-Nu’man said: I memorized Surah al-Qaf from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he would recite it in his speech on every friday. Our oven and his oven were same. Abu Dawud said: Rawh b. ‘Ubadah reported on the authority of Shu’bah the […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 712

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 712 Jabir b. Samurah said: The prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was moderate, and the sermon given by him was (also) moderate. He would recite a few verses from the Qur’an and exhort the people. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سِمَاكٌ، عَنْ جَابِرِ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 713

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 713 ‘Umrah reported on the authority of her sister: I memorized Surah al-Qaf from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he used to recite it on every friday. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated in a similar way by Yahya b. Ayyub, Ibn Abu Ar-Rijal, […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 714

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 714 This tradition has also been transmitted to the same effect through a different chain of narrators by ‘Umrah from her sister ‘Umrah daughter of ‘Abd al-Rahman who was older than her. حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ […]