# Sunan Abi Dawud - Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026* **13 hadith** --- ## Hadith #2212 **Book:** Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Idris bin Yazid al-Audi عبد الله بن إدريس بن يزيد الأودي, Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Ibn Ishaq محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار‎, Muhammad bin 'Amr bin 'Alqama محمد بن عمرو بن علقمة, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Uthman bin Muhammad | **Grade:** Sahih Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet(ﷺ) as saying Abraham(peace be upon him) never told a lie except on three occasions twice for the sake of Allaah. Allaah quoted his words (in the Qur’an) “I am indeed sick” and “Nay, this was done by – this is their biggest one”. Once he was passing through the land of a tyrant (king). He stayed there in a place. People went to the tyrant and informed him saying “A man has come down here; he has a most beautiful woman with him.” So he sent for him (Abraham) and asked about her. He said she is my sister. When he returned to her, he said “he asked me about you and I informed him that you were my sister. Today there is no believer except me and you. You are my sister in the Book of Allaah (i.e., sister in faith). So do not belie me before him. The narrator then narrated the rest of the tradition. Abu Dawud said “A similar tradition has also been narrated by Shu’aib bin Abi Hamza from Abi Al Zinad from Al A’raj on the authority of Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (ﷺ). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2212/)* --- ## Hadith #2216 **Book:** Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin lahya'a bin 'Uqba عبد الله بن لهيعة بن عقبة الحضرمي, Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Ahmed bin 'Amr bin al-Sarh أحمد بن عمرو بن السرح أبو الطاهر, Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qub عمرو بن الحارث, Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث | **Grade:** Sahih Another version transmitted by Abu Salamah bin ‘Abd Al Rahman has ‘Araq is a date-basket holding fifteen sa’s. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2216/)* --- ## Hadith #2293 **Book:** Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) | **Narrator(s):** Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari يحيى بن سعيد الأنصاري | **Grade:** Sahih Aisha was asked: Did you not see (i.e. known) the statement of Fatimah? She replied: It is not good for her to mention it (to others). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2293/)* --- ## Hadith #2294 **Book:** Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, al-Qasim ibn Muhammad القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق, Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari يحيى بن سعيد الأنصاري | **Grade:** Da'if Sulaimah bin Yasar said about leaving the house by Fathimah “That was due to her bad manners.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2294/)* --- ## Hadith #2673 **Book:** Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Hurairah, al-Laith bin Sa'd الليث بن سعد, Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Yazid bin Khalid bin Yazid يزيد بن خالد بن يزيد | **Grade:** Sahih The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appointed him commander over a detachment. He said: I went out along with it. He (the Prophet) said: If you find so-and-so, burn him with the fire. I then turned away, and he called me. So I returned to him, and he said: If you find so-and-so, kill him, and do not burn him, for no one punishes with fire except the Lord of the fire. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2673/)* --- ## Hadith #3394 **Book:** Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu) | **Narrator(s):** Khalid bin al-Harith bin 'Ubaid خالد بن الحارث بن عبيد, Rafi' bin Khadij bin Rafi', Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Ubaidullah bin 'Umar al-Qawariri عبيد الله بن عمر القواريري, Y'la bin Hkym al-Thqfy يعلى بن حكيم الثقفي | **Grade:** Sahih Ibn ‘Umar used to let out his land till it reached him that Rafi’ b. Khadij al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade let out land. So ‘Abd Allah (b. ‘Umar) said: Ibn Khadij, what do you narrate from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about leasing the land? Rafi’ replied to ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar: I heard both of my uncles were present in the battle of Badr say, and they narrated it to the members of the family, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade leasing land. ‘Abd Allah said: I swear by Allah, I knew that land was leased in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). ‘Abd Allah then feared that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) might have created something new in that matter, so he gave up leasing land. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Ayyub, ‘Ubaid Allah, Kathir b. Farqad, Malik from Nafi’ on the authority of Rafi’ from the Prophet (ﷺ). It has also been transmitted by al-Auzai’ from Hafs b. ‘Inan al-Hanafi from Nafi’ from Rafi’ who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Similarly, it has been transmitted by Zaid b. Abi Unaisah from al-Hakkam from Nafi’ from Ibn ‘Umar that he went to Rafi’ and asked: Have you heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say? He replied: Yes. Similarly, it has also been transmitted by ‘Ikrimah b. ‘Ammar from Abu al-Najashi, from Rafi’ b. Khadij who said: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say. It has also been transmitted by al-Auza’i from Abu al-Najashi from Rafi’ b. Khadij from his uncle Zuhair b. Rafi’ from the Prophet (ﷺ). Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu al-Najashi is ‘Ata b. Suhaib. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3394/)* --- ## Hadith #3461 **Book:** Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Abdullah bin Yahya al-Ma'afry عبد الله بن يحيى المعافري, Abu 'Abdur Rahman al-Salmi أبو عبد الرحمن السلمي, Ata' bin Abi Muslim عطاء بن أبي مسلم, Haywat bin Sharih bin Safwan حيوة بن شريح بن صفوان التجيبي, ibn Umar, Ja'far bin Msafr bin Rashid جعفر بن مسافر بن راشد, Nafie' نافع مولى ابن عمر, Sulaiman bin Da'ud bin Da'ud سليمان بن داود بن داود بن علي, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث | **Grade:** Hasan The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone makes two transactions combined in one bargain, he should have the lesser of the two or it will involve usury. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3461/)* --- ## Hadith #4117 **Book:** Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) | **Narrator(s):** Ibrahim bin Musa al-Razi al-Fara' إبراهيم بن موسى الرازي الفراء, Isa bin Yonus bin Abi Ishaq عيسى بن يونس بن أبي إسحاق, Nafie' نافع مولى ابن عمر, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs عبيد الله بن عمر بن حفص بن عاصم, Umm Salamah | **Grade:** Sahih When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned lower garment, Umm Salamah, wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), asked him: And a woman, Messenger of Allah? He replied: She may hang down a span. Umm Salamah said: Still it (foot) will be uncovered. He said: Then a forearm’s length, nor exceeding it. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4117/)* --- ## Hadith #4202 **Book:** Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث | **Grade:** Hasan Sahih Do not pluck out grey hair. If any believer grows a grey hair in Islam, he will have light on the Day of Resurrection. (This is Sufyan’s version). Yahya’s version says: Allah will record on his behalf a good deed for it, and will blot out a sin for it. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4202/)* --- ## Hadith #4489 **Book:** Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Jabir bin 'Abdullah عبد الرحمن بن جابر بن عبد الله, Abu Barda bin Abi Musa al-Asha'ari أبو بردة / الحارث بن أبي موسى الأشعري, al-Laith bin Sa'd الليث بن سعد, Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث, Yazid bin Abi Habib يزيد بن أبي حبيب | **Grade:** Hasan I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the morning of the conquest of Mecca when I was a young boy. He was walking among the people, seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid. A man who had drunk wine was brought (before him) and he ordered them (to beat him). So they beat him with what they had in their hands. Some struck him with whips, some with sticks and some with sandals. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) threw some dust on his face. When a man who had drunk wine was brought before AbuBakr, he asked them (i.e. the people) about the number of beatings which they gave him. They numbered it forty. So AbuBakr gave him forty lashes. When Umar came to power, Khalid ibn al-Walid wrote to him: The people have become addicted to drinking wine and they look down upon the prescribed punishment and its penalty. He said: They are with you, ask them. The immigrants who embraced Islam in the beginning were with him. He asked them and they agreed on the fact that (a drunkard) should be given eighty lashes. Ali said: When a man drinks wine, he tells lies. I, therefore, think that he should be prescribed punishment that is prescribed for telling lies.. Abu Dawud said: ‘Uqail b. Khalid included in the chain of this tradition: “Abd Allah b. Abd al-Rahman b. al-Azhar from his father” between al-Zuhri and Ibn al-Azhar. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4489/)* --- ## Hadith #4490 **Book:** Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Abdur Rahman bin Jabir bin 'Abdullah عبد الرحمن بن جابر بن عبد الله, Ahmed bin Salah al-Masri أحمد بن صالح المصري, Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qub عمرو بن الحارث, Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj بكير بن عبد الله بن الأشج, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث | **Grade:** Hasan The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to take retaliation in the mosque, to recite verses in it and to inflict the prescribed punishments in it. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4490/)* --- ## Hadith #4524 **Book:** Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat) | **Narrator(s):** Abdur-Razzaq عبد الرزاق بن همام, Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف, al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-Halwani الحسن بن علي الخلال الحلواني, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Ma'mar bin Rashid معمر بن راشد, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث | **Grade:** Sahih A man of the Ansar was killed at Khaybar and his relatives went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned that to him. He asked: Have you two witnesses who can testify to the murderer of your friend? They replied: Messenger of Allah! there was not a single Muslim present, but only Jews who sometimes have the audacity to do even greater crimes than this. He said: Then choose fifty of them and demand that they take an oath; but they refused and the Prophet (ﷺ) paid the blood-wit himself. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4524/)* --- ## Hadith #5096 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Ahmed bin Salah al-Masri أحمد بن صالح المصري, Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qub عمرو بن الحارث, Hashim bin al-Qasim bin Muslim هاشم بن القاسم أبو النضر - قيصر, Sulayman ibn Yasar سليمان بن يسار مولى ميمونة بنت الحارث | **Grade:** Da'if The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man goes into his house, he should say: “O Allah! I ask Thee for good both when entering and when going out; in the name of Allah we have entered, and in the name of Allah we have gone out, and in Allah our Lord do we trust.” He should then greet his family. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-5096/)* ---