Sunan Abi Dawud — Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)

13 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 23, 2026
Hadith #2244
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Awymr bin Ashqr al-Ansari al-Bdry, Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Sahih

My daughter; she is weaned or about to wean. Rafi’ said: My daughter. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: Be seated on a side. And he said to her: Be seated on a side. He then seated the girl between them, and said to them: Call her. The girl inclined to her mother. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: O Allah! guide her. The daughter then inclined to her father, and he took her.

Hadith #2245
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd عباس بن سهل بن سعد الساعدي, Abdul 'Aziz bin Yahya bin Yusuf عبد العزيز بن يحيى بن يوسف البكائي, Ibn Ishaq محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار‎, Muhammad bin Salmah محمد بن سلمة بن عبد الله الباهلي, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Sahih

Sahl bin Sa’ad Al Sa’idi said that ‘Uwaimir bin Ashqar Al Ajilani came to ‘Asim bin Adl and said to him “Asim tell me about a man who finds a man along with his wife. Should he kill him and then be killed by you, or how should he act? Ask the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) ‘Asim, for me about it. ‘Asim then asked the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) about it. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) disliked the question and denounced it. What ‘Asim heard from the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) fell heavy on him. When ‘Asim returned to his family ‘Uwaimr came to him and asked ‘Asim “What did the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) say to you”? Asim replied “You did not do good to me”. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) disliked the question that I asked him. Thereupon ‘Uwaimir said “I swear by Allaah, I shall not leave until I ask him about it. So, ‘Uwaimir came to the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) while he was sitting in the midst of the people.” He said “Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) tell me about a man who finds a man along with his wife. Should he kill him and then be killed by you, or how should he act?” The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) said “A revelation has been sent down about you and your wife so go away and bring her. Sahl said “So we cursed one another while I was along with the people who were with the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ). Then when they finished, ‘Umamir said “I shall have lied against her, Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) if I keep her. He pronounced her divorce three times before the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ)commanded him (to do so). Ibn Shihab said “Then this became the method of invoking curses.”

Hadith #2246
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Ahmed bin Salah al-Masri أحمد بن صالح المصري, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik, Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijad يونس بن يزيد بن أبي النجاد · Hasan

‘Abbas bin Sahl reported on the authority of his father “The Prophet (ﷺ) said to ‘Asim bin ‘Adl. Keep the woman with you till she begets the child.

Hadith #2247
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Ibrahim bin Sa'd bin Ibrahim إبراهيم بن سعد بن إبراهيم, Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Ziyad محمد بن جعفر بن زياد, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Sahih

Sahl bin Sa’d Al Sa’idi said “I attended the invoking of the curses with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when I was fifteen. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. In this version he said “She then came out pregnant and the child was ascribed to its mother.

Hadith #2248
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'i عبد الرحمن بن عمرو أبو عمرو الأوزاعي, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Mhmwd bin Khalid محمود بن خالد, Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Faryabi محمد بن يوسف الفريابي, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Sahih

Sahl bin Sa’ad reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying – in the tradition of spouses who invoked curses to each other “Look if she bears a child which has very black eyes, large buttocks, I cannot but imagine that he (i.e., ‘Uwaimir) has spoken the truth. But, if she bears a reddish child like the lizard with red spots (waharah), I cannot imagine that ‘Uwaimir has lied against her. She gave birth to a child (like that described the Prophet (ﷺ) ) in a detestable manner.

Hadith #2249
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Ahmed bin 'Amr bin al-Sarh أحمد بن عمرو بن السرح أبو الطاهر, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Ayyad bin 'Abdullah عياض بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Sahih

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Sa’d Al Sa’idi through a different chain of narrators. This version adds the child was attributed to its mother.

Hadith #2250
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by Ahmed bin 'Amr bin al-Sarh أحمد بن عمرو بن السرح أبو الطاهر, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Amr bin 'Uthman عمرو بن عثمان بن عفان, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Wahb bin Bayan وهب بن بيان · Sahih

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Sa’d Al Sa’idi through a different chain of narrators. This version has “He divorced her three times before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) implemented it and what is done before the Prophet (ﷺ) is sunnah(model behavior of the Prophet). Sahl said “I attended this before the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ). Afterwards the sunnah about those who invoked curses on each other was established that they (the spouses) were separated from each other and they would never be united.”

Hadith #2251
Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Falayh bin Suliaman فليح بن سليمان, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik, Sulaiman bin Da'ud bin Da'ud سليمان بن داود بن داود بن علي · Sahih

Sahl bin Sa’ad said “The version of Musaddad has “I witnessed the invoking of curses by the two spouses during the life time of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) when I was fifteen years old. When they finished invoking curses, the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) separated them from each other. Here ends the version of Musaddad. Others said “He was present when the Prophet (ﷺ) separated the spouses who invoked curses on each other. The man (Sahl) said “I shall have lied against her, Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) if I keep her. Abu Dawud said “Some narrators did not mention the word ‘alaiha(against her).” Abu Dawud said “No one supported Ibn ‘Uyainah that he separated the spouses who invoked curses.”

Hadith #2539
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad) · Narrated by Abu Hazim, Salma bin Dinar سلمة بن دينار أبو حازم الأعرج, al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-Halwani الحسن بن علي الخلال الحلواني, Musa bin Y'aqub bin 'Abdullah bin Wahb موسى بن يعقوب بن عبد الله بن وهب, Sa'id bin Abi Maryam سعيد بن أبي مريم, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Da'if

AbuSalam reported on the authority of a man from the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: We attacked a tribe of Juhaynah. A man from the Muslims pursued a man of them, and struck him but missed him. He struck himself with the sword. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Your brother, O group of Muslims. The people hastened towards him, but found him dead. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wrapped him with his clothes and his blood, and offered (funeral) prayer for him and buried him. They said: Messenger of Allah, is he a martyr? He said: Yes, and I am witness to him.

Hadith #3660
Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm) · Narrated by Abdul 'Aziz bin Abi Hazim عبد العزيز بن أبي حازم, Abu Hazim, Salma bin Dinar سلمة بن دينار أبو حازم الأعرج, Sa'id bin Mnswr bin Sh'bh سعيد بن منصور بن شعبة, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: May Allah brighten a man who hears a tradition from us, gets it by heart and passes it on to others. Many a bearer of knowledge conveys it to one who is more versed than he is; and many a bearer of knowledge is not versed in it.

Hadith #4435
Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) · Narrated by Abd al-Salam bin Hafs عبد السلام بن حفص, Abu Hazim, Salma bin Dinar سلمة بن دينار أبو حازم الأعرج, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik, Talq bin Ghanam طلق بن غنام, Uthman bin Muhammad · Hasan

I was working in the market. A woman passed carrying a child. The people rushed towards her, and I also rushed along with them. I then went to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was asking: Who is the father of this (child) who is with you? She remained silent. A young man by her side said: I am his father, Messenger of Allah! He then turned towards her and asked: Who is the father of this child with you? The young man said: I am his father, Messenger of Allah! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then looked at some of those who were around him and asked them about him. They said: We only know good (about him). The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: Are you married? He said: Yes. So he gave orders regarding him and he was stoned to death. He (the narrator) said: We took him out, dug a pit for him and put him in it. We then threw stones at him until he died. A man then came asking about the man who was stoned. We brought him to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: This man has come asking about the wicked man. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He is more agreeable than the fragrance of musk in the eyes of Allah. The man was his father. We then helped him in washing, shrouding and burying him. (The narrator said:) I do not know whether he said or did not say “in praying over him.” This is the tradition of Abdah, and it is more accurate.

Hadith #4464
Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) · Narrated by Abd al-Salam bin Hafs عبد السلام بن حفص, Abu Hazim, Salma bin Dinar سلمة بن دينار أبو حازم الأعرج, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik, Talq bin Ghanam طلق بن غنام, Uthman bin Muhammad · Hasan Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone has sexual intercourse with an animal, kill him and kill it along with him. I (Ikrimah) said: I asked him (Ibn Abbas): What offence can be attributed to the animal/ He replied: I think he (the Prophet) disapproved of its flesh being eaten when such a thing had been done to it. Abu Dawud said: This is not a strong tradition.

Hadith #5148
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) · Narrated by Abdul 'Aziz bin Abi Hazim عبد العزيز بن أبي حازم, Abu Hazim, Salma bin Dinar سلمة بن دينار أبو حازم الأعرج, Muhammad bin al-Sabah محمد بن الصباح البزاز الدولابي, Sahl bin Sa'd bin Malik · Da'if

“three sisters, or three daughter, or two daughter, or two sisters”.

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