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 581
Narrated Sulamah daughter of al-Hurr: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: One of the signs of the Last Hour will be …
Sunan Abi Dawud 582
Abu Mas’ud al-Badri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:The one of you who is most versed in the Books of Alla…
Sunan Abi Dawud 583
The version of this tradition narrated through a different chain by Shu’bah has the words:“A man should not lead the ano…
Sunan Abi Dawud 584
This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain by Abu Mas’ud This version has words ; “If they are equall…
Sunan Abi Dawud 585
‘Amr b. Salamah said ; we lived at a place where the people would pass by us when they came to the prophet (ﷺ). When the…
Sunan Abi Dawud 586
This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain by ‘Amr b. Salamah. This version says:“I used to lead…
Sunan Abi Dawud 587
‘Amr b. Salamah reported on the authority of his father (Salamah) that they visited the Prophet (ﷺ). When they intended …
Sunan Abi Dawud 588
Ibn ‘Umar said:when the first emigrants came (to Madina), they stayed at al-‘Asbah (a place near Madina) before the adve…
Sunan Abi Dawud 589
Malik b. al-Huwairith said that the Prophet( may peace be upon him) told him or some of his companions:When the time of …
Sunan Abi Dawud 590
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Let the best among you call the adhan for you, and the Qur'an-readers act as your imams
Sunan Abi Dawud 591
Narrated Umm Waraqah daughter of Nawfal: When the Prophet (ﷺ) proceeded for the Battle of Badr, I said to him: Messenger…
Sunan Abi Dawud 592
This tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of transmitters by Umm Waraqah daughter of ‘Abd Allah b.…
Sunan Abi Dawud 593
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are three types of people whose prayer is not accepted by Allah:…
Sunan Abi Dawud 594
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:The obligatory prayer is essential behind every Muslim, pious …
Sunan Abi Dawud 595
Anas said that the Prophet (ﷺ) appointed Ibn Umm Maktum as substitute to lead the people in prayer, and he was blind
Sunan Abi Dawud 596
Abu ‘Atiyyah, a freed slave of us, said:Malik b. al-Huwairith came to this place of prayer of ours, and the iqamah for p…
Sunan Abi Dawud 597
Hammam said:Hudhaifah led the people in prayer in al-Mada’in standing on the shop(or a bench). Abu Mas’ud took him by hi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 598
‘Adi b. Thabit al-Ansari said; A man related to me that (once) he was in the company of ‘Ammar b. yasir in al-Mada’in (a…
Sunan Abi Dawud 599
Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah said :Mu’adh b. Jabal would pray along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)in the night prayer, then go a…
Sunan Abi Dawud 600
Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah said :Mu’adh b. Jabal would pray along the prophet (ﷺ), then go and lead his people in prayer