# Sunan Abi Dawud - General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 22, 2026*

**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #5008

**Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك, Abdur Rahman bin al-Aswad, Abu Bakr bin 'Abdur Rahman أبو بكر بن عبد الرحمن بن الحارث بن هشام, Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم, Marwan bin al-Hakam bin Abi al-'As, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijad يونس بن يزيد بن أبي النجاد | **Grade:** Hasan

It would have been better for him. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: I think (or, I have been commanded) that I should be brief in what I say, for brevity is better.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-5008/)*

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