Sunan Abi Dawud — Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)

Habibah daughter of Sahl was the wife of Thabit ibn Qays Shimmas He beat her and broke some of her part. So she came to the Prophet (ﷺ) after morning, and complained to him against her husband. The Prophet (ﷺ) called on Thabit ibn Qays and said (to him): Take a part of her property and separate yourself from her. He asked: Is that right, Messenger of Allah? He said: Yes. He said: I have given her two gardens of mine as a dower, and they are already in her possession. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Take them and separate yourself from her.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: A single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils, but three are a company of riders.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander.

I asked al-Bara’ ibn Azib: What should be avoided in sacrificial animals? He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood among us, and my fingers are smaller than his fingers, and my fingertips are smaller than his fingertips. He said (pointing with his fingers): Four (types of animals) should be avoided in sacrifice: A One-eyed animal which has obviously lost the sight of one eye, a sick animal which is obviously sick, a lame animal which obviously limps and an animal with a broken leg with no marrow. I also detest an animal which has defective teeth. He said: Leave what you detest, but do not make it illegal for anyone. Abu Dawud said: (By a lean animal mean) and animal which has no marrow.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the sale of excess water.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Pay the deposit to him who deposited it with you, and do not betray him who betrayed you.

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat, he had his knees drawn up supported by his hands. Abu Dawud said: ‘Abd Allah b. Ibrahim was an old man and his traditions were rejected.

“Abdul Majid bin Wahb narrated to us, he said: ‘Al-‘Adda’ bin Khalid bin Hawdhah said to me: “Shall I not read to you a letter that was written for me from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ?'” He said: ‘I said: “Of course.” So he took out a letter for me: “This is what Al-‘Adda’ bin Khalid bin Hawdhah purchased from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): He purchased from him a slave’ – or – ‘a female slave, having no ailments, nor being a runaway, nor having any malicious behavior. Sold by a Muslim to a Muslim.'” This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we do not know of it except from ‘Abbad bin Laith. More than one of the people of Hadith have reported this Hadith from him.