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 321
Shaqiq said:While I was sitting between 'Abd Allah and Abu Musa, the latter said: Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, what do you think …
Sunan Abi Dawud 322
Abd al-Rahman b. Abza said:While I was with 'Umar, a man came to him and said: We live at a place (where water is not fo…
Sunan Abi Dawud 323
Ibn Abza reported on the authority of 'Ammar b. Yasir in this tradition as saying (from the Prophet):'Ammar, it would ha…
Sunan Abi Dawud 324
Ibn 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abza reported on the authority of his father this incident from 'Ammar. He said:This would have be…
Sunan Abi Dawud 325
This is transmitted by Shu'bah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:He ('Ammar) said: He (the Proph…
Sunan Abi Dawud 326
This is also transmitted by Ibn 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abza on the authority of his father from 'Ammar. He reported the Proph…
Sunan Abi Dawud 327
Ammar b. Yasir said:I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about tayammum. He commanded me to strike only one stroke (i.e. the strike t…
Sunan Abi Dawud 328
Aban said:Qatadah was asked about tayammum during a journey. He said: A traditionist reported to me from al-Sha'bi from …
Sunan Abi Dawud 329
Umair, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, said that he heard him say:I and 'Abd Allah b. Yasar, the freed slave of Maimunah,…
Sunan Abi Dawud 330
Nafi' said:Accompanied by 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar, I went to Ibn 'Abbas for a certain work. He (Ibn 'Abbas) narrated a tradi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 331
Ibn 'Umar said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came from the privy. A man met him near Bir Jamal and saluted him. The Messeng…
Sunan Abi Dawud 332
Abu Dharr said:A few goats got collected with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: Abu Dharr, drive them to the wood. I …
Sunan Abi Dawud 333
A man from Banu 'Amir said:I embraced Islam and my (ignorance of the) religion made me anxious (to learn the essentials)…
Sunan Abi Dawud 334
Narrated Amr ibn al-'As: I had a sexual dream on a cold night in the battle of Dhat as-Salasil. I was afraid, if I washe…
Sunan Abi Dawud 335
Abu Qais, the freed slave of 'Amr b. al-'As, said 'Amr b. al-'As was in a battle. He then narrated the rest of the tradi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 336
Jabir said:We set out on a journey. One of our people was hurt by a stone, that injured his head. He then had a sexual d…
Sunan Abi Dawud 337
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man was injured during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he then had a sexual d…
Sunan Abi Dawud 338
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said:Two persons set out on a journey. Meanwhile the time of prayer came and they had no water. They…
Sunan Abi Dawud 339
Ata b. Yasar said:Two persons from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he then narrated the rest of the tradit…
Sunan Abi Dawud 340
Abu Hurairah said:While 'Umar b. al-Khattab was making a speech on Friday (in the mosque), a man came in. 'Umar said: Ar…