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 41
Narrated Khuzaymah ibn Thabit: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about cleansing (after relieving oneself). He said: (One should…
Sunan Abi Dawud 42
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) urinated and Umar was standing behind him with a jug of water. He said: …
Sunan Abi Dawud 43
Narrated Anas b. Malik :The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) entered a park. He was accompanied by a b…
Sunan Abi Dawud 44
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The following verse was revealed in connection with the people of Quba': "In…
Sunan Abi Dawud 45
Narrated Abu Hurayrah : When the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) went to the privy, I took to him water in a sma…
Sunan Abi Dawud 46
Narrated Abu Hurayrah :(the Prophet, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) as saying : Were it not that I might oeverburdern th…
Sunan Abi Dawud 47
Narrated Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order …
Sunan Abi Dawud 48
Narrated Abdullah b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar: Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban asked Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar about the r…
Sunan Abi Dawud 49
Narrated Abu Burdah: On the authority of his father ( Abu Musa al-Ash'ari), reported (according to the version of Musadd…
Sunan Abi Dawud 50
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was using the tooth-stick, when two men, one older than the o…
Sunan Abi Dawud 51
Shuraih asked 'Aishah:"What would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do as soon as he entered the house?" She replied: "(He woul…
Sunan Abi Dawud 52
Aishah narrated:"The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) would clean his teeth with the Siwak, then he would give me the Siwak in order…
Sunan Abi Dawud 53
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Ten are the acts according to fitrah (nature): clipping…
Sunan Abi Dawud 54
Narrated Ammar b. Yasir: The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : The rinsing of mouth and snuffing…
Sunan Abi Dawud 55
Narrated Hudhaifah:When the Apostle of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) got up during the night (to pray), he clean…
Sunan Abi Dawud 56
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Ablution water and tooth-stick were placed by the side of the Prophet (ﷺ). When he got u…
Sunan Abi Dawud 57
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) did not get up after sleeping by night or by day without using the tooth…
Sunan Abi Dawud 58
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: I spent a night with the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam). When he woke up from his sleep (in…
Sunan Abi Dawud 59
Narrated AbulMalih: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah does not accept charity from goods acquired by embezzlement as He does n…
Sunan Abi Dawud 60
Narrated Abu Hurairah:The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : Allaah, the Exalted, does not accept…