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 1081
Ibn 'Umar said:When the Prophet (ﷺ) became fat, Tamim al-Dari said to him: Should I make for you pulpit, Messenger of Al…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1082
Salamah b. al-Akwa' said:The space between the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the wall (of the mosque) was suc…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1083
Narrated AbuQatadah: The Prophet (ﷺ) disapproved of the offering of prayer at the meridian except on Friday. The Hell-fi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1084
Anas b. Malik said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the Friday prayer when the sun declined
Sunan Abi Dawud 1085
Salamah b. al-Akwa' reported on the authority of his father:We used to offer the Friday prayer along with the Messenger …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1086
Sahl b. Sa'd said:We had a siesta or lunch after the Friday prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud 1087
Al-Sa'ib b. Yazid said:During the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and 'Umar the call to the Friday prayer was first…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1088
Sa'id b. Yazid said:The call to the (Friday) prayer was made at the gate of the mosque in front of the Messenger of Alla…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1089
Sa'ib said:There was no other mu'adhdhin (pronouncer) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) except Bilal. The narrator then repo…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1090
Sa'ib said:There was no other mu'adhdhin of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He then narrated the tradition which is incomple…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1091
Jabir said:When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated himself on the pulpit on a Friday he said, Sit down. Ibn Mas'ud heard …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1092
Ibn 'Umar said:The Prophet (ﷺ) used to deliver two sermons. He would sit down when he ascended the pulpit till he (I thi…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1093
Jabir b. Samurah said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to deliver the sermon standing, then he would sit down, then stand…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1094
Jabir b. Samurah said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave two sermons between which he sat, recited the Quran and gave the p…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1095
Jabir b. Samurah said:I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) would deliver the sermon standing, then sit down without saying anything. Th…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1096
Shu'ayb ibn Zurayq at-Ta'ifi said:I sat with a man who had been in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He was cal…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1097
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed, he would say: Praise be to Allah, from Whom we …
Sunan Abi Dawud 1098
Narrated Ibn Shihab: Yunus asked Ibn Shihab about the address of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on Friday. He mentioned it i…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1099
Adi b. Hatim said:A speaker delivered a speech in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: Anyone who obeys Allah and H…
Sunan Abi Dawud 1100
Bint al-Harith b. al-Nu'man said:I memorized Surah al-Qaf from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he would recite …