One of the Six Canonical Hadith Collections (Kutub al-Sittah). Abu Dawud selected approximately 5,274 hadith from a corpus of 500,000. Particularly valued in Islamic jurisprudence for its coverage of legal rulings.
Source & Attribution
Hadiths
5,274 total
Sunan Abi Dawud 1
Narrated Mughirah ibn Shu'bah: When the Prophet (ﷺ) went (outside) to relieve himself, he went to a far-off place
Sunan Abi Dawud 2
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: When the Prophet (ﷺ) felt the need of relieving himself, he went far off where no one could…
Sunan Abi Dawud 3
Abu al-Tayyah reported on the authority of a shaykh (an old man):When Abdullah ibn Abbas came to Basrah, people narrated…
Sunan Abi Dawud 4
Anas b. Malik reported:When the Apostle of Allaah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) entered the toilet, he used to say (befo…
Sunan Abi Dawud 5
Another tradition on the authority of Anas has:" O Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee." Shu'bah said: Anas sometimes reported…
Sunan Abi Dawud 6
Narrated Zayd ibn Arqam: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: These privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when …
Sunan Abi Dawud 7
Narrated Salman al-Farsi: It was said to Salman: Your Prophet teaches you everything, even about excrement. He replied: …
Sunan Abi Dawud 8
Narrated Abu Hurairah:The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) as saying: I am like father to you. When an…
Sunan Abi Dawud 9
Narrated Abu Ayyub :That he (the Holy Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said:"When you go to the privy, neither turn…
Sunan Abi Dawud 10
Narrated Ma'qil ibn AbuMa'qil al-Asadi: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has forbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the time …
Sunan Abi Dawud 11
Marwan al-Asfar said:I saw Ibn Umar make his camel kneel down facing the qiblah, then he sat down urinating in its direc…
Sunan Abi Dawud 12
Narrated 'Abd Allaah b. 'Umar :I ascended the roof of the house and saw the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sa…
Sunan Abi Dawud 13
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us to face the qiblah at the time of making water. Then I …
Sunan Abi Dawud 14
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Prophet (ﷺ) wanted to relieve himself, he would not raise his garment, until he low…
Sunan Abi Dawud 15
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When two persons go together for relieving themselv…
Sunan Abi Dawud 16
Narrated Ibn 'Umar : A man passed by the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) while he was urinating, and saluted him…
Sunan Abi Dawud 17
Narrated Muhajir ibn Qunfudh: Muhajir came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was urinating. He saluted him. The Prophet (ﷺ) di…
Sunan Abi Dawud 18
Narrated A'ishah:The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) used to remember Allaah, the Great and Majestic,…
Sunan Abi Dawud 19
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered the privy, he removed his ring. Abu Dawud said: This is a munkar t…
Sunan Abi Dawud 20
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) passed by two graves. He said : Both (the dead) are be…