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 3981
(Narrated Ibn Abzi: Ubayy ibn Ka'b) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy-…
Sunan Abi Dawud 3982
Narrated Asma' daughter of Yazid: She heard the Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "He acted unrighteously." (innahu 'amila gha…
Sunan Abi Dawud 3983
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: Shahr ibn Hawshab said: I asked Umm Salamah: How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) re…
Sunan Abi Dawud 3984
Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b:: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed, he began with himself and said: May the mercy of Allah…
Sunan Abi Dawud 3985
Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: The Prophet (ﷺ) read the Qur'anic verse: "Thou hast received (full) excuse from me (min ladunni…