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 981
This tradition has also been reported by ‘Uqbah b. ‘Amr through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:Say, O…
Sunan Abi Dawud 982
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as sayings:if anyone would like to have the fullest measure granted to him when he…
Sunan Abi Dawud 983
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:When one of you finishes the last tashahhud, he should seek r…
Sunan Abi Dawud 984
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say after the tashahhud: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the p…
Sunan Abi Dawud 985
Narrated Mihjan ibn al-Adra': The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque and saw a man who had finished his prayer, a…
Sunan Abi Dawud 986
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: It pertains to the sunnah to utter the tashahhud quietly
Sunan Abi Dawud 987
’Abd al-Rahman al-Mu’awl said:‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar saw me playing with pebbles during prayer. When he finished his prayer…
Sunan Abi Dawud 988
‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubair said:When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) sat during the prayer( at the tashahhud), he placed his left…
Sunan Abi Dawud 989
Narrated Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to point with his finger (at the end of the tashahhud) and he woul…
Sunan Abi Dawud 990
‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubair narrated the above mentioned tradition on the authority of his father saying:He kept his look fi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 991
Narrated AbuMalik Numayr al-Khuza'i: I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him placing his right hand on his right thigh and …
Sunan Abi Dawud 992
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited, according to the version of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, that a …
Sunan Abi Dawud 993
Isma’ll b. Umayyah said:I asked about a man who intertwines his fingers while he is engaged in prayer. He said that Ibn …
Sunan Abi Dawud 994
Nafi said:Ibn ‘Umar saw a man resting on his left hand while he was sitting during prayer. The version of Harun b. Zaid …
Sunan Abi Dawud 995
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) was in the first two rak'ahs as though he were on heated stones. The narra…
Sunan Abi Dawud 996
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to give the salutation to his left and right sides until the whitenes…
Sunan Abi Dawud 997
Narrated Wa'il ibn Hujr: I offered prayer along with the Prophet (ﷺ). He would give the salutation to his right side (sa…
Sunan Abi Dawud 998
Jabir b. Samurah said:When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), one of us gave the salutation and pointed with hi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 999
The aforesaid tradition has also been narrated by Mis’ar through a different chain of transmitters to the same effect. T…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1000
Jabir b. Samurah said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon us while the people were raising their hands. The narrator…