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 161
Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wiped over the socks. Another version adds: "On the back (u…
Sunan Abi Dawud 162
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe the under part of t…
Sunan Abi Dawud 163
This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:“I always preferred to was…
Sunan Abi Dawud 164
A ‘mash transmitted this tradition saying:If religion were based on opinion, it would be more proper to wipe the under p…
Sunan Abi Dawud 165
Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah: I poured water while the Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wip…
Sunan Abi Dawud 166
Narrated Hakam ibn Sufyan ath-Thaqafi: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinated, he performed ablution and sprinkled wat…
Sunan Abi Dawud 167
A man from Thaqif on the authority of his father reported:I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinate, and he sprinkled wat…
Sunan Abi Dawud 168
Hakam or Ibn al-Hakam on the authority of his father reported:The Prophet (ﷺ) urinated; then he performed ablution and s…
Sunan Abi Dawud 169
‘Uqbah b. ‘Amir said:We served ourselves in the company of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). We tended our camels by turn. One day…
Sunan Abi Dawud 170
‘Uqbah b. ‘Amir al-JuhanI narrated this tradition from the Prophet(ﷺ) in a similar way. He did not mention about tending…
Sunan Abi Dawud 171
Abu Asad b. ‘Amr said:I asked Anas b. Malik about ablution. He replied: The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution for each pray…
Sunan Abi Dawud 172
Buraidah on the authority of his father reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed five prayers with the same ablutio…
Sunan Abi Dawud 173
Anas reported:A person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He performed ablution and left a small part equal to the spac…
Sunan Abi Dawud 174
Hasan narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ) a tradition conveying the same meaning as that of Qatadah
Sunan Abi Dawud 175
Narrated Some Companions of the Prophet: The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a person offering prayer, and on the back of his foot a sma…
Sunan Abi Dawud 176
Abbad b. Tamim reported from his uncle that a person made a complaint to the Prophet (ﷺ) that he entertained (doubt) as …
Sunan Abi Dawud 177
Abu Hurairah said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If any one of you offers prayer and feels a movement between his padd…
Sunan Abi Dawud 178
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) kissed me and did not perform ablution. Abu Dawud said: This tradition i…
Sunan Abi Dawud 179
Aishah reported:The Prophet (ﷺ) kissed one of his wives and went out to pray (salah). He did not perform ablution. 'Urwa…
Sunan Abi Dawud 180
This tradition has been reported through another chain of narrators on the authority of 'Aishah. Abu Dawud said:Yahya b.…