# Sunan Abi Dawud - Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)

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**3 hadith**

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## Hadith #3924

**Book:** Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur) | **Narrator(s):** al-Mufadl bin Fadala bin 'Ubaid المفضل بن فضالة بن عبيد بن ثمامة, Habib bin al-Shaheed al-Azdi حبيب بن الشهيد الأزدي, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Muhammad bin al-Munkdar bin 'Abdullah محمد بن المنكدر بن عبد الله بن الهدير, Uthman bin Muhammad, Yonus bin Muhammad bin Muslim يونس بن محمد بن مسلم المؤدب | **Grade:** Hasan

A man said: Messenger of Allah! we were in an abode in which our numbers and our goods were many and changed to an abode in which our numbers and our goods became few. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Leave it, for it is reprehensible.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3924/)*

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## Hadith #4048

**Book:** Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) | **Narrator(s):** al-Mufadl bin Fadala bin 'Ubaid المفضل بن فضالة بن عبيد بن ثمامة, Ayyash bin 'Abbas al-Qanabi عياش بن عباس القتباني, Yazid bin Khalid bin Yazid يزيد بن خالد بن يزيد | **Grade:** Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I do not ride on purple, or wear a garment dyed with saffron, or wear shirt hemmed with silk. Pointing to the collar of his shirt al-Hasan (al-Basri) said: The perfume used by men should have an odour but no colour, and the perfume used by women should have a colour but no odour.
Sa’id said: I think he said: They interpreted his tradition about perfume used by women as applying when she comes out. But when she is with her husband, she may use any perfume she wishes.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4048/)*

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## Hadith #4256

**Book:** Trials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim) | **Narrator(s):** al-Mufadl bin Fadala bin 'Ubaid المفضل بن فضالة بن عبيد بن ثمامة, Ayash bin al-Walid al-Rqam عياش بن الوليد الرقام, Basr bin Sa'id al-Madni بسر بن سعيد المدني العابد, Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Yazid bin Khalid bin Yazid يزيد بن خالد بن يزيد | **Grade:** Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There will be a period of commotion in which the one who lies down will be better than the one who sits, and the one who sits is better than the one who stands, and the one who stands is better than the one who walks, and the one who walks is better than the one who runs (to it).
He asked: What do you command me to do, Messenger of Allah? He replied: He who has camels should remain with his camels, he who has sheep should remain with his sheep, and he who has land should remain with his land.
He asked: If anyone has more of these, (what should he do)?
He replied: He should take his sword, strike its edge on a stone, and then escape if he can.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4256/)*

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