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title: "Sunan Abi Dawud"
description: "Focused on hadith of legal rulings, an essential reference for matters of Islamic jurisprudence and practice."
last_updated: "2026-06-19"
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# Sunan Abi Dawud

> Focused on hadith of legal rulings, an essential reference for matters of Islamic jurisprudence and practice.

*سنن أبي داود · Compiled by Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani · 888 CE · 5,276 hadiths · 43 chapters*

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.

## Chapters

1. [Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/1.md) — 390 hadiths
2. [Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/2.md) — 771 hadiths
3. [The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/3.md) — 37 hadiths
4. [Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/4.md) — 52 hadiths
5. [Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/5.md) — 121 hadiths
6. [Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/6.md) — 30 hadiths
7. [Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/7.md) — 15 hadiths
8. [Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/8.md) — 140 hadiths
9. [Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/9.md) — 145 hadiths
10. [The Book of Lost and Found Items](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/10.md) — 20 hadiths
11. [The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/11.md) — 325 hadiths
12. [Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/12.md) — 129 hadiths
13. [Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/13.md) — 138 hadiths
14. [Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/14.md) — 164 hadiths
15. [Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/15.md) — 311 hadiths
16. [Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/16.md) — 56 hadiths
17. [Game (Kitab Al-Said)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/17.md) — 18 hadiths
18. [Wills (Kitab Al-Wasaya)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/18.md) — 23 hadiths
19. [Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/19.md) — 43 hadiths
20. [Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/20.md) — 161 hadiths
21. [Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/21.md) — 153 hadiths
22. [Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/22.md) — 84 hadiths
23. [Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/23.md) — 90 hadiths
24. [Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/24.md) — 155 hadiths
25. [The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/25.md) — 70 hadiths
26. [Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/26.md) — 28 hadiths
27. [Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/27.md) — 67 hadiths
28. [Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/28.md) — 119 hadiths
29. [Medicine (Kitab Al-Tibb)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/29.md) — 49 hadiths
30. [Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/30.md) — 22 hadiths
31. [The Book of Manumission of Slaves](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/31.md) — 43 hadiths
32. [Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/32.md) — 40 hadiths
33. [Hot Baths (Kitab Al-Hammam)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/33.md) — 11 hadiths
34. [Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/34.md) — 139 hadiths
35. [Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/35.md) — 55 hadiths
36. [Signet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/36.md) — 26 hadiths
37. [Trials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/37.md) — 39 hadiths
38. [The Promised Deliverer (Kitab Al-Mahdi)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/38.md) — 13 hadiths
39. [Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/39.md) — 60 hadiths
40. [Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/40.md) — 143 hadiths
41. [Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/41.md) — 102 hadiths
42. [Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/42.md) — 177 hadiths
43. [General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-abi-dawud/43.md) — 502 hadiths

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