# Sunan Abi Dawud - Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026* **8 hadith** --- ## Hadith #2346 **Book:** Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, ibn Mas'ud, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Sulaiman bin Tarkhan al-Taymi سليمان بن طرخان التيمي, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان, Zuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin Hudayj زهير بن معاوية بن حديج | **Grade:** Sahih The adhan (call to prayer) of Bilal should not prevent you from taking a meal shortly before dawn, not does the whiteness of horizon (before dawn) in this way (vertically) until it spreads out horizontally. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2346/)* --- ## Hadith #3124 **Book:** Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Asim al-Ahwal عاصم الأحول, Hisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-Tayalasi هشام بن عبد الملك أبو الوليد الطيالسي, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Usamah ibn Zayd | **Grade:** Sahih The Prophet (ﷺ) came upon a woman who was weeping for her child. He said to her: Fear Allah and have patience. She said: What have you to do with my calamity ? She was then told that he was the Prophet (ﷺ). She, therefore, came to him. She did not find doorkeepers at his gate. She said: I did not recognize you, Messenger of Allah. He said: Endurance is shown only at a first blow. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3124/)* --- ## Hadith #3270 **Book:** Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur) | **Narrator(s):** Abdul A'ala bin 'Abdul A'ala al-Sami عبد الأعلى بن عبد الأعلى البصري السامي, Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr, Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن, Sa'id bin Iyas al-Jariri سعيد بن إياس الجريري, Salm bin Nwh bin Aby سالم بن نوح بن أبي | **Grade:** Sahih Some guests visited us, and Abu Bakr was conversing with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. He (Abu Bakr) said: I will not return to you until you are free from their entertainment and serving them food. So he brought them food, but they said: We shall not eat it until Abu Bakr comes (back). Abu Bakr then came and asked: What did your guest do? Are you free from their entertainment ? They said: No. I said: I brought them food, but they refused and said: We swear by Allah, we shall not take it until he comes. They said: He spoke the truth. He brought it to us, but we refused (to take it) until you come. He asked: What did prevent you ? He said: I swear by Allah, I shall not take food tonight. They said: And we also swear by Allah that we shall not take food until you take it. He said: I never saw an evil like the one tonight. He said: Bring your food near (you). He (‘Abd al-Rahman) said: Their food was then brought near them. He said: In the name of Allah, and he took the food, and they also took it. I then informed him that the dawn had broken. So he went to th Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him of what he and they had done. He said: You are the most obedient and most trustful of them. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3270/)* --- ## Hadith #3686 **Book:** Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, al-Qasim ibn Muhammad القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق, Mahdi bin Maymun al-Azdi مهدي بن ميمون الأزدي المعولي, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Musa bin Isma'il al-Munqari al-Tabudhaki موسى بن إسماعيل المنقري - لتبوذكي | **Grade:** Da'if The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade every intoxicant and everything which produces languidness. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3686/)* --- ## Hadith #3812 **Book:** Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Salman Farsi, Sulaiman bin Tarkhan al-Taymi سليمان بن طرخان التيمي | **Grade:** Sahih I heard Ibn Abi Awfa say when I asked him about (eating) locusts: I went on six or seven expeditions along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we ate them (locusts) along with him. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3812/)* --- ## Hadith #3813 **Book:** Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Ali bin al-Madini علي بن المديني, Nasr bin 'Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali, Salman Farsi, Zakaria bin Yahya bin Amarh زكريا بن يحيى بن عمارة | **Grade:** Da'if The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about (eating) locusts. He replied: They are the most numerous of Allah’s hosts. I neither eat them nor declare them unlawful. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3813/)* --- ## Hadith #4041 **Book:** Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Asim al-Ahwal عاصم الأحول, Hammad bin Zayd حماد بن زيد بن درهم الأزدي الأزرق, Musa bin Isma'il al-Munqari al-Tabudhaki موسى بن إسماعيل المنقري - لتبوذكي | **Grade:** Sahih He said: A robe of silk brocade. He then sent him a Jubbah of brocade and said: You may sell it and fulfill your need. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4041/)* --- ## Hadith #5111 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi عبد الرحمن بن مل - أبو عثمان النهدي, Abu Ja'far al-Nafaili عبد الله بن محمد أبو جعفر النفيلي الحران, Asim al-Ahwal عاصم الأحول, Zuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin Hudayj زهير بن معاوية بن حديج | **Grade:** Sahih Have you experienced that? They replied: yes. He said : that is clear faith. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-5111/)* ---