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 2441
Umm al-Fadl, daughter of al-Harith, said:On the day of 'Arafah some people near her argued whether the Messenger of Alla…
Sunan Abi Dawud 2442
Aishah said:The Quraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashurah in pre Islamic days. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would fast o…
Sunan Abi Dawud 2443
Ibn 'Umar said:'Ashurah was a day on which we used to fast in pre-Islamic days. When (fasting of) Ramadan was prescribed…
Sunan Abi Dawud 2444
Ibn 'Abbas said:When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina, he found the Jews observing fast on the day of 'Ashurah; so they we…
Sunan Abi Dawud 2445
Ibn 'Abbas said:When the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of 'Ashurah and commanded us to fast on it, they (i.e. Companions) said:…