Hadith collection
Sunan Abi Dawud
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath as-Sijistani (rahimahullah). It is widely considered to be among the six canonical collections of hadith (Kutub as-Sittah) of the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ). It consists of 5274 ahadith in 43 books.
Compiled by Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani
5,276
Hadiths
43
Chapters
888 CE
Compiled
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1Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)390 hadiths2Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)771 hadiths3The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')37 hadiths4Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey52 hadiths5Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers121 hadiths6Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan30 hadiths7Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an15 hadiths8Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr140 hadiths9Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)145 hadiths10The Book of Lost and Found Items20 hadiths11The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)325 hadiths12Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)129 hadiths13Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)138 hadiths14Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)164 hadiths15Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)311 hadiths16Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)56 hadiths17Game (Kitab Al-Said)18 hadiths18Wills (Kitab Al-Wasaya)23 hadiths19Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id)43 hadiths20Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)161 hadiths21Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)153 hadiths22Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)84 hadiths23Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)90 hadiths24Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)155 hadiths25The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)70 hadiths26Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)28 hadiths27Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah)67 hadiths28Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah)119 hadiths29Medicine (Kitab Al-Tibb)49 hadiths30Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)22 hadiths31The Book of Manumission of Slaves43 hadiths32Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)40 hadiths33Hot Baths (Kitab Al-Hammam)11 hadiths34Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas)139 hadiths35Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)55 hadiths36Signet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)26 hadiths37Trials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim)39 hadiths38The Promised Deliverer (Kitab Al-Mahdi)13 hadiths39Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)60 hadiths40Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)143 hadiths41Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)102 hadiths42Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)177 hadiths43General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)502 hadiths