# Sunan Abi Dawud - Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on June 19, 2026*

**1 hadith**

---

## Hadith #3645

**Book:** Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'Aas, Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, al-Walid bin 'Abdullah الوليد بن عبد الله بن أبي مغيث, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Ubaidullah bin al-Akhns عبيد الله بن الأخنس النخعي أبو مالك, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان, Yusuf bin Mahk يوسف بن ماهك الفارسي | **Grade:** Hasan Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered me (to learn the writing of the Jews), so I learnt for him the writing of the Jews. He said: I swear by Allah, I do not trust Jews in respect of writing for me. So I learnt it, and only a fortnight passed before I mastered it. I would write for him when he wrote (to them), and read to him when something was written to him.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3645/)*

---