Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 42

كِتَاب السُّنَّةِ

Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

177 hadith · 32 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِChapter: Explanation of the Sunnah.2باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْجِدَالِ، وَاتِّبَاعِ، مُتَشَابِهِ الْقُرْآنِChapter: Prohibition Of Controversy And Of Following The Allergorical Verses In the Qur’an.3باب مُجَانَبَةِ أَهْلِ الأَهْوَاءِ وَبُغْضِهِمْChapter: Keeping Away From Heretics And Hating Them.4باب تَرْكِ السَّلاَمِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَهْوَاءِChapter: The Abandonment Of Saluting The Heretics.5باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْجِدَالِ، فِي الْقُرْآنِChapter: Prohibition Of Controversy About The Qur’an.6باب فِي لُزُومِ السُّنَّةِChapter: Adherence To The Sunnah.7باب لُزُومِ السُّنَّةِChapter: Adherence To The Sunnah.8باب فِي التَّفْضِيلِChapter: Order Of The Companions In Respect Of Merit.9باب فِي الْخُلَفَاءِChapter: The Caliphs.10باب فِي فَضْلِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: Excellence Of The Companions Of The Prophet (saws).11باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ سَبِّ، أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: Prohibition Of Abusing The Companions Of The Apostle of Allah (saws).12باب فِي اسْتِخْلاَفِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنهChapter: Proof Of Abu Bakr’s Caliphate.13باب مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى تَرْكِ الْكَلاَمِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِChapter: Instructions Regarding Refraining From Speech During The Period Of Turmoil.14باب فِي التَّخْيِيرِ بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ الصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُChapter: Making Distinction Between The Prophets.15باب فِي رَدِّ الإِرْجَاءِChapter: Refutation Of The Murji’ah.16باب الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى زِيَادَةِ الإِيمَانِ وَنُقْصَانِهِChapter: Proof Of Increase And Decrease Of Faith.17باب فِي الْقَدَرِChapter: Belief In Divine Decree.18باب فِي ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَChapter: The Offspring Of Polytheists.19باب فِي الْجَهْمِيَّةِChapter: The Jahmiyyah.20باب فِي الرُّؤْيَةِChapter: The Vision Of Allah.21باب فِي الرَّدِّ عَلَى الْجَهْمِيَّةِChapter: Refutation Of The Jahmiyyah.22باب فِي الْقُرْآنِChapter: The Qur’an, The Word Of Allah.23باب فِي الشَّفَاعَةِChapter: Intercession.24باب فِي خَلْقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِChapter: The Creation Of Paradise And Hell.25باب فِي الْحَوْضِChapter: The Pond.26باب فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ فِي الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِChapter: Questioning And Punishment In The Grave.27باب فِي ذِكْرِ الْمِيزَانِChapter: The Scale.28باب فِي الدَّجَّالِChapter: The Antichrist (Dajjal).29باب فِي قَتْلِ الْخَوَارِجِChapter: On The Killing Of The Khawarij.30باب فِي قِتَالِ الْخَوَارِجِChapter: Fighting Against The Khawarij.31باب فِي قِتَالِ اللُّصُوصِChapter: Fighting With The Thieves.32باب فِي قِتَالِ اللُّصُوصِChapter:.

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 4596افْتَرَقَتْ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى إِحْدَى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً ، وَتَفَرَّقَتِ النَّصَارَى عَلَى إِحْدَى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً ، وَتَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةًNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The Jews were split up into seventy-one or seventy-two sects; and the Christians were split up into seventy one or seventy-two sects; and my community will be split up into seve5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4597أَلَا إِنَّ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ افْتَرَقُوا عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ مِلَّةً ، وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمِلَّةَ سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ : ثِنْتَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ فِي النَّارِ ، وَوَاحِدَةٌ فِAbu Amir al-Hawdhani said: Muawiyah bin Abi Sufiyan stood among us and said: Beware! The Messenger of ALLA H ﷺ stood among us and said: Beware! The people of the Book before were split up into seventy-two sects, and this12 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4598قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ إِلَى أُولُو الأَلْبَابِ سورة آل عمران آية 7 ، قَالَتْ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللّAishah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited this verse: “He it is who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental. . . . ” Up to “men of understanding”. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4599أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ الْحُبُّ فِي اللَّهِ وَالْبُغْضُ فِي اللَّهِNarrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet ﷺ said: The best of the actions is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4600أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ قَائِدَ كَعْبٍ مِنْ بَنِيهِ حِينَ عَمِيَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، وَذَكَرَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ قِصَّةَ تَخَلُّفِهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْAbdullah bin Ka;b bin Malik who used to lead his father from among his sons when he became blind, said: I heard Kaab bin Malik say: The transmitter Ibn al-sarh then narrated the story of his remaining behind from the pro6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4601قَدِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي وَقَدْ تَشَقَّقَتْ يَدَايَ فَخَلَّقُونِي بِزَعْفَرَانٍ ، فَغَدَوْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ ، وَقَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَاغْسِلْ هَAmmar bin Yasir said: I came to my family when my hands had cracks. They dyed me with saffron. I then went to Prophet ﷺ and saluted him, but he did not return me salutation. He said: Go and wash it away from you.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4602أَنَّهُ اعْتَلَّ بَعِيرٌ لِصَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيٍّ وَعِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ فَضْلُ ظَهْرٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِزَيْنَبَ : أَعْطِيهَا بَعِيرًا ، فَقَالَتْ : أَنَا أُعْطِي تِلْكَ الْيَهُوAishah said: The camel of Safiyyah daughter of Huyayy was fatigued, and Zainab had a surplus mount. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Zainab: Give her the camel. She said: Should I give to that Jewess? Thereupon the Messe5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4603حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Controverting about the Quran is disbelief.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4604أَلَا إِنِّي أُوتِيتُ الْكِتَابَ وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ ، أَلَا يُوشِكُ رَجُلٌ شَبْعَانُ عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ ، يَقُولُ : عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الْقُرْآنِ فَمَا وَجَدْتُمْ فِيهِ مِنْ حَلَالٍ فَأَحِلُّوهُ وَمَا وَجَدْتُمْ فِيهِ مِنْNarrated Al-Miqdam ibn Madikarib: The Prophet ﷺ said: Beware! I have been given the Quran and something like it, yet the time is coming when a man replete on his couch will say: Keep to the Quran; what you find in it to 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4605لَا أُلْفِيَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ مُتَّكِئًا عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ يَأْتِيهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مِمَّا أَمَرْتُ بِهِ أَوْ نَهَيْتُ عَنْهُ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا نَدْرِي ، مَا وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ اتَّبَعْنَاهُNarrated Abu Rafi: The Prophet ﷺ said: Let me not find one of you reclining on his couch when he hears something regarding me which I have commanded or forbidden and saying: We do not know. What we found in Allah's Book 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4606مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ رَدٌّAishah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: if any one introduces into this affair of ours anything which does not belong to it, it is rejected. Ibn Isa said: the prophet ﷺ said: if anyone practices any action in8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4607أَتَيْنَا الْعِرْبَاضَ بْنَ سَارِيَةَ ، وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ نَزَلَ فِيهِ : وَلا عَلَى الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ سورة التوبة آية 92 ، فَسَلَّمْنَا ، وَقُلْنَا : أَتَNarrated Irbad ibn Sariyah: Abdur Rahman ibn Amr as-Sulami and Hujr ibn Hujr said: We came to Irbad ibn Sariyah who was among those about whom the following verse was revealed: "Nor (is there blame) on those who come to 7 narrators