# Sunan Abi Dawud - Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur) *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 23, 2026* **9 hadith** --- ## Hadith #3285 **Book:** Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Smak bin Hrb bin Aws سماك بن حرب بن أوس | **Grade:** Sahih The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I swear by Allah, I shall fight against the Quraysh; I swear by Allah, I shall fight against the Quraysh; I swear by Allah, I shall fight against the Quraysh. He then said: “If Allah wills.” Abu Dawud said: A number of persons have narrated this tradition from Sharik, from Simak, from ‘Ikrimah, from Ibn ‘Abbas who reported from the Prophet (ﷺ): “But he did not fight against them.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3285/)* --- ## Hadith #3346 **Book:** Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu) | **Narrator(s):** Ahmad bin Hanbal أحمد بن حنبل, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Maharab bin Dithar محارب بن دثار, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان | **Grade:** Sahih The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) borrowed a young camel, and when the camels of the sadaqah (alms) came to him, he ordered me to pay the man his young camel. I said: I find only an excellent camel in its seventh year. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Give it to him, for the best person is he who discharges his debt in the best manner. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3346/)* --- ## Hadith #3706 **Book:** Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Da'ud al-Kharaybi عبد الله بن داود أبو عبد الرحمن الخريبي, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل | **Grade:** Da'if Kabshah, daughter of AbuMaryam, asked Umm Salamah (Allah be pleased with her): What did the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibit? She replied: He forbade us to boil dates so much so that the kernels are spoiled, and to mix raisins and dried dates. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3706/)* --- ## Hadith #3717 **Book:** Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdul Malik bin Mysrh عبد الملك بن ميسرة الزراد, al-Nazal bin Sabra النزال بن سبرة, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان | **Grade:** Sahih The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that a man should drink while standing. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3717/)* --- ## Hadith #3809 **Book:** Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) | **Narrator(s):** al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem الفضل بن دكين أبو نعيم الملائي, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام | **Grade:** Da'if We faced a famine, and I had nothing from my property which I could feed my family ex except a few asses, and the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the flesh of domestic asses. So I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon) , we are suffering from famine, and I have no property which I feed my family except some fat asses, and you have forbidden the flesh of domestic asses. He said: Feed your family on the fat asses of yours, for I forbade them on account of the animal which feeds on the filth of the town, that is, the animal which feeds on filth. Abu Dawud said: This ‘Abd al-Rahman is Ibn Ma’qil. Abu Dawud said: Suh’bah transmitted this tradition from ‘Ubaid Abi al-Hasan, from ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Maq’il, from’Abd al-Rahman bin Bishr, from some people of Muzainah stating that Abjar, the chief of Muzainah, or Ibn Abjar asked the Prophet (ﷺ). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3809/)* --- ## Hadith #4058 **Book:** Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) | **Narrator(s):** Abdul Malik bin Mysrh عبد الملك بن ميسرة الزراد, Amr bin Dinar عمرو بن دينار الأثرم الجمحي, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin al-Zubair محمد بن عبد الله أبو أحمد الزبيري, Nasr bin 'Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali | **Grade:** Sahih The word “siyara” means striped with silk. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4058/)* --- ## Hadith #4836 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Muhammad bin Bashr bin al-Farafsa محمد بن بشر بن الفرافصة العبدي | **Grade:** Sahih I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). The people began to praise me and make a mention of me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I know you, that is, he knew him. I said: My father and mother be sacrificed for you! you were my partner and how good a partner ; you neither disputed nor quarrelled. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4836/)* --- ## Hadith #4983 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Amr bin Murrah bin 'Abdullah عمرو بن مرة بن عبد الله بن طارق, Isa bin Yonus bin Abi Ishaq عيسى بن يونس بن أبي إسحاق, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Salm bin Abi al-Ja'd سالم بن أبي الجعد | **Grade:** Sahih The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you hear….(Musa’s version has): When a man says people have perished, he is the one who has suffered that fate most. Abu Dawud said: Malik said: If he says that out of sadness for the decadence of religion which he sees among the people, I do not think there is any harm in that. If he says that out of self-conceit and servility of the people, it is an abominable act which has been prohibited. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4983/)* --- ## Hadith #5228 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Numayr عبد الله بن نمير, Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Abu Marzuq al-Tajaybi أبو مرزوق التجيبي, Abu Umama bin Sahl, Mas'ar bin Kadam مسعر بن كدام | **Grade:** Sahih The Prophet (ﷺ) was on journey. The people became thirsty, and they went quickly. I guarded the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) on that night. He said: May Allah guard you for the reason you have guarded His Prophet! *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-5228/)* ---