# Sunan Abi Dawud - Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 23, 2026* **7 hadith** --- ## Hadith #2268 **Book:** Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) | **Narrator(s):** Amir al-Sha'bi عامر الشعبي, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Sahih The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds “She said “he entered upon me looking pleased with the lines of his face brightened. Abu Dawud said “Ibn ‘Uyainah did not remember the words “the lines of his face”.” Abu Dawud said “The words “the lines of his face” have been narrated by Ibn ‘Uyainah himself. He did not hear Al Zuhri say (these words). He heard some person other than Al Zuhri say these words. The words “the lines of his face” occur in the tradition narrated by Al Laith and others. Abu Dawud said “ I heard Ahmad bin Salih say “Usamah was very black like tar and Zaid was white like cotton.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2268/)* --- ## Hadith #2269 **Book:** Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) | **Narrator(s):** Abd Khayr bin Yazid al-Hamdani عبد خير بن يزيد الهمداني, Abdur-Razzaq عبد الرزاق بن همام, Amir al-Sha'bi عامر الشعبي, Khshysh bin Asrm bin al-'Aswad خشيش بن أصرم بن الأسود, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Sahih I was sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ). A man came from the Yemen, and said: Three men from the people of the Yemen came to Ali, quarrelling about a child, asking him to give a decision. They had had sexual intercourse with a woman during a single state of purity. He said to two of them: Give this child to this man (the third person) with pleasure. But they (refused and) cried loudly. Again he said to two of them: Give the child to the man (the third person) willingly. But they (refused and) cried loudly. He then said: You are quarrelsome partners. I shall cast lots among you; he who receives the lot, will acquire the child, and he shall pay two-thirds of the blood-money to both his companions. He then cast lots among them, and gave the child to the one who received the lot. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laughed so much that his canine or molar teeth appeared. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2269/)* --- ## Hadith #3101 **Book:** Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai' أبو إسحاق السبيعي عمرو بن عبد الله, Abu Ja'far al-Nafaili عبد الله بن محمد أبو جعفر النفيلي الحران, Hajjaj bin Muhammad al-Musaysi حجاج بن محمد المصيصي الأعور, Yonus bin Abi Ishaq يونس بن أبي إسحاق, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Sahih When Sa’d b. Mu’adh suffered affliction on the day of Trench (i.e. the battle of Trench) a man shot an arrow in the vein of his hand. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pitched a tent for him the mosque so that he might visit him from near. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3101/)* --- ## Hadith #3196 **Book:** Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz) | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Abi Layla عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى, Amr bin Murrah bin 'Abdullah عمرو بن مرة بن عبد الله بن طارق, Hisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-Tayalasi هشام بن عبد الملك أبو الوليد الطيالسي, Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن, Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Sahih The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed a grave dug freshly. They arranged a row and uttered four takbirs over it. I asked al-Sha’bi: Who told you ? He replied: A reliable person whom ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas attended. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3196/)* --- ## Hadith #4744 **Book:** Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) | **Narrator(s):** Amr bin Murrah bin 'Abdullah عمرو بن مرة بن عبد الله بن طارق, Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith حفص بن عمر بن الحارث, Muhammad bin Maymun, Abu Hamza محمد بن ميمون المروزي أبو حمزة السكري, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Hasan Sahih The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah created Paradise, He said to Gabriel: Go and look at it. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will fail to enter it. He then surrounded it with disagreeable things, and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, I am afraid that no one will enter it. When Allah created Hell, He said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will enter it. He then surrounded it with desirable things and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went, looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might and power, I am afraid that no one will remain who does not enter it. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4744/)* --- ## Hadith #4971 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Muhammad bin Fadayl bin Ghazwan محمد بن فضيل بن غزوان, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Hiyan يحيى بن سعيد بن حيان, Yazid bin Hyan al-Nbty يزيد بن حيان النبطي, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Da'if I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: It is great treachery that you should tell your brother something and have him believe you when you are lying. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4971/)* --- ## Hadith #4993 **Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abu 'Amir al-'Aqdi عبد الملك بن عمرو القيسي أبو عامر العقدي, Ali bin Abd al-A'la علي بن عبد الأعلى, Ibrahim bin Tahman إبراهيم بن طهمان, Muhammad bin al-Fadl 'Aram محمد بن الفضل السدوسي أبو النعمان عارم, Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن, Zayd bin Arqam | **Grade:** Hasan The Prophet (ﷺ) said: To harbour good thoughts is a part of well-conducted worship. (This is according to Nasr’s version). Abu Dawud said: Mahna’ is reliable and he is from Basrah. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4993/)* ---