Sunan Abi Dawud — Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

13 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 24, 2026
Hadith #2134
Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير · Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to divide his time equally and said: O Allah, this is my division concerning what I control, so do not blame me concerning what You control and I do not. Abu Dawud said: By it meant the heart.

Hadith #2291
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة, Sulaiman bin Da'ud bin Da'ud سليمان بن داود بن داود بن علي, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير · Sahih

Abu Ishaq said “I was with Al Aswad in the congregational mosque. He said “Fathimah daughter of Qais came to ‘Umar bin Al Khattab(may Allaah be pleased with him). (When she narrated the tradition about her divorce) he said “We are not to leave the Book of our Lord and the Sunnah of our Prophet (ﷺ) for the statement of a woman, we do not know whether she remembered it or not.”

Hadith #2394
Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abdur Rahman ibn al-Harith, Muhammad bin Awf bin Sufyan محمد بن عوف بن سفيان الطائي, Muhammad bin Ja'far bin al-Zubair محمد بن جعفر بن الزبير بن العوام, Sa'id bin Abi Maryam سعيد بن أبي مريم · Sahih

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) during Ramadan in the mosque. He said: Messenger of Allah, I am burnt. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him what happened to him. He said: I had sexual intercourse with my wife. He said: Give sadaqah (alms). He said: I swear by Allah, I possess nothing with me, and I cannot do this. He said: Sit down. He sat down. While he was waiting, a man came forward driving his donkey loaded with food. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Where is the man who was burnt just now ? Thereupon the man stood up. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Give it as sadaqah (alms). He asked: Messenger of Allah, to others than us ? By Allah. we are hungry, we have nothing (to eat). He said: Eat it yourselves.

Hadith #2506
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abu al-Zanad أبو الزناد, Sa'id bin Mnswr bin Sh'bh سعيد بن منصور بن شعبة, Zayd ibn Thabit · Da'if

Najdah bin Nufai’ said “I asked Ibn ‘Abbas about the verse. “Unless you go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty.” He replied “The rain stopped from them. This was their punishment.”

Hadith #2756
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'araj عبد الرحمن بن هرمز الأعرج أبو داود, Abu al-Zanad أبو الزناد, Abu Hurairah, Muhammad bin al-Sabah محمد بن الصباح البزاز الدولابي · Sahih

Ibn ‘Umar reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “A banner will be hoisted for a treacherous man on the Day of Judgment, it will then be announced. This is a treachery of so and so, son of so and so.

Hadith #3575
The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abu al-Zanad أبو الزناد, ibn Abbas, Ibrahim bin Hamza bin Muhammad إبراهيم بن حمزة بن محمد, Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utba عبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن مسعود, Zayd bin Abi al-Zrqa'a زيد بن أبي الزرقاء يزيد · Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone seeks the office of judge among Muslims till he gets it and his justice prevails over his tyranny, he will go to Paradise; but the man whose tyranny prevails over his justice will go to Hell.

Hadith #3644
Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abu al-Zanad أبو الزناد, Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit خارجة بن زيد بن ثابت الأنصاري · Da'if

When he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a Jew was also with him, a funeral passed by him. He (the Jew) asked (Him): Muhammad, does this funeral speak? The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah has more knowledge. The Jew said: It speaks. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whatever the people of the Book tell you, do not verify them, nor falsify them, but say: We believe in Allah and His Apostle. If it is false, do not confirm it, and if it is right, do not falsify it.

Hadith #3974
Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abu al-Zanad أبو الزناد, Hajjaj bin Muhammad al-Musaysi حجاج بن محمد المصيصي الأعور, Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit خارجة بن زيد بن ثابت الأنصاري, Muhammad bin Abi Da'ud al-Bghdady محمد بن أبي داود, Sa'id bin Mnswr bin Sh'bh سعيد بن منصور بن شعبة, Zayd ibn Thabit · Sahih

The Muslims met a man with some sheep of his. He said: Peace be upon you. But they killed him and took those few sheep. Thereupon the following Qur’anic verse was revealed: “…And say to anyone who offers you a salutation: Thou art none of believer, coveting the perishable good of this life.” meaning these few sheep.

Hadith #4132
Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Muhammad bin al-Sabah محمد بن الصباح البزاز الدولابي, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Musa bin 'Uqba موسى بن عقبة · Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade (the use of) the skins of beasts of prey.

Hadith #4162
Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abu Hurairah, Dhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman al-Ziyat ذكوان أبو صالح السمان الزيات, Suhayl bin Abi Salah سهيل بن أبي صالح, Sulaiman bin Da'ud bin Da'ud سليمان بن داود بن داود بن علي · Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) had sikkah with which he perfumed himself.

Hadith #4186
Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير · Sahih

The hair of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were halfway down his ears.

Hadith #4501
Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abdur Rahman ibn al-Harith, Ahmed bin Sa'id bin Sakhar أحمد بن سعيد بن صخر, Hammad bin Zayd حماد بن زيد بن درهم الأزدي الأزرق, Ibn Ishaq محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار‎, Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير, Musa bin Isma'il al-Munqari al-Tabudhaki موسى بن إسماعيل المنقري - لتبوذكي, Wahb bin Bayan وهب بن بيان · Sahih

A man brought an Abyssinian to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: This man has killed my nephew. He asked: How did you kill him? He replied: I struck his head with axe but I did not intend to kill him. He asked: Have you some money so that you pay his blood-wit? He said: No. He said: What is your opinion if I send you so that you ask the people (for money) and thus collect your blood-wit? He said: No. He asked : Will your masters give you his blood-wit (to pay his relatives)? He said: No. He said to the man. Take him. So he brought him out to kill him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If he kill him, he will be like him. This (statement) reached the man where he was listening to his statement. He said: He is here, order regarding him as you like. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Leave him alone. And he once said: He will bear the burden of the sin of the slain and that of his own and thus he will become one of the Companions of Hell. So he let him go.

Hadith #5013
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi al-Zanad عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد, Abu al-Zanad أبو الزناد, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير · Sahih

Umar passed by Hassan when he was reciting verses in the mosque. He looked at him. Thereupon he said: I used to recite verses when there was present in it the one who was better than you (i.e. the Prophet).

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