Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Purification

23 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 22, 2026
Hadith #120
The Book of Purification · Narrated by Ata ibn Yasar عطاء بن يسار أبو محمد مولى ميمونة, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Usamah ibn Zayd, Zayd bin Aslam زيد بن أسلم

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Bilal entered Al-Aswaf and he went to relieve himself and then came out.” Usamah said: “I asked Bilal: ‘What did he do?’ Bilal said: ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) went to relieve himself, then he performed Wudu’, so he washed his hands and face, and wiped his head and he wiped over his Khuffs, then prayed.'”

Hadith #741
The Book of the Masjids · Narrated by Anas ibn Malik, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Isma'il bin 'Umar إسماعيل بن عمر, Muhammad bin Ajlan al-Madni محمد بن عجلان المدني, Muhammad bin Mansur bin Da'ud محمد بن منصور بن داود الطوسي, Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari يحيى بن سعيد الأنصاري

“By Allah, I know what it is made of. I saw it the first day it was set up and the first day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat on it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent word to so-and-so” – a woman whose name Sahl mentioned – “telling her: ‘Tell your carpenter slave to make me something of wood that I can sit on when I speak to the people.’ So she told him, and he made it from tamarisk wood from Al-Ghabah (a place near Al-Madinah). Then he brought it and it was sent to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who commanded that it be set up here. Then I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ascend it and praying on it, and saying the Takbir while he was on top of it, then he bowed when he was on top of it, then he came down backward and prostrated at the base of the Minbar, then he went back. When he had finished he turned to face the people and said: ‘O people, I only did this so that you can follow me in prayer and learn how I pray.'”

Hadith #1108
The Book of The At-Tatbiq (Clasping One's Hands Together) · Narrated by Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin Maqatil علي بن حجر بن إياس بن مقاتل, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed he held his arms out so much that the whiteness of his armpits appeared.

Hadith #1118
The Book of The At-Tatbiq (Clasping One's Hands Together) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Hnyn عبد الله بن حنين الهاشمي, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, ibn Abbas, Ibrahim bin 'Abdullah إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن حنين, Uthman bin 'Umar bin Fars عثمان بن عمر بن فارس, Uthman ibn 'Affaan

“When he prayed Zuhr behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we would prostrate on our garments because of the heat.”

Hadith #1314
The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Swyd bin Nsr bin Swyd سويد بن نصر بن سويد

He saw a man praying (And his bowing and prostration) were lacking. Hudhaifah said to him: ‘For how long have you been praying like this?’ He said: “For forty years.’ He said: ‘You have not been praying for forty years and if you die praying like this, you will have died following a path other than the path of Muhammad (ﷺ). Then he said: ‘It is possible for a man to pray briefly, but still do it properly.”

Hadith #1579
The Book of the Prayer for the Two 'Eids · Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان

“I asked Jabir: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) deliver the Khutbah standing?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to deliver the Khutbah standing, then he would sit for a while, then stand up again.'”

Hadith #2513
The Book of Zakah · Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ayyad bin 'Abdullah bin Sa'd عياض بن عبد الله بن سعد بن أبي سرح, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح

“Give Zakah of your fast.” The people looked at one another, so he said: “Whoever is here from the people of Al-Madinah, get up and teach your brothers, for they do lnot know that this Zakah was enjoined by the Messenger of Allah upon every male and female, free and slave, a Sa’ of barley or dates, or half a Sa’ of wheat. “So they got up. (Da’if) Hisham contradicted him, he said: “From Muhammad bin Sirin.”

Hadith #2517
The Book of Zakah · Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان

“We used to pay Zakaul Fitr when the Messenger of Allah was among us; a Sa’ of food, or a Sa’ of barley, or a Sa’ of dates, or a Sa’ of raisins, or a Sa of cottage cheese.”

Hadith #3348
The Book of Marriage · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi عبد الرحمن بن مهدي, Abu Hurairah, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Musa bin Yasar al-Urdani موسى بن يسار الأردني

It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah manumitted Safiyyah and made that her dowry.

Hadith #4212
The Book of al-Bay'ah · Narrated by Ahmed bin Suliaman أحمد بن سليمان, al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem الفضل بن دكين أبو نعيم الملائي, Amr bin Shu'aib bin Muhammad عمرو بن شعيب بن محمد السهمي, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Shu'aib bin Muhammad bin 'Abdullah شعيب بن محمد بن عبد الله بن عمرو

“Allah never sends a prophet or appoints a Khalifah but he has two groups of advisers: A group that tells him to do good and a group that tells him to do evil and urges him to do it. And the one who is truly protected is the one who is protected by Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.”

Hadith #4225
The Book of al-'Aqiqah · Narrated by Amr bin Shu'aib bin Muhammad عمرو بن شعيب بن محمد السهمي, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Ibrahim bin Y'aqub bin Ishaq إبراهيم بن يعقوب بن إسحاق

“for a boy two sheep, Mukafaatan (of equal age), and for a girl, one sheep.”

Hadith #4488
The Book of Financial Transactions · Narrated by Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal, Abu Hurairah, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad إسحاق بن إبراهيم بن محمد

“When two people meet to engage in trade the transaction between them is not binding until they separate, unless they have chosen to conclude the transaction.”

Hadith #5172
The Book of Adornment · Narrated by Abdullah bin Hnyn عبد الله بن حنين الهاشمي, Abu Da'ud أبو داود السجستاني الأزدي, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, ibn Abbas, Ibrahim bin 'Abdullah إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن حنين, Uthman bin 'Umar bin Fars عثمان بن عمر بن فارس, Uthman ibn 'Affaan

“Umar said to Suhaib: ‘Why do I see you wearing a ring of gold?’ He said: ‘One who was better than you saw it and did not criticize it.’ He said: ‘Who was that?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah .'”

Hadith #2841
Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, Amr bin Shu'aib bin Muhammad عمرو بن شعيب بن محمد السهمي, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ · Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sacrificed a ram for both al-Hasan and al-Husayn each (Allah be pleased with them).

Hadith #2891
Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Muhammad bin 'Aqil عبد الله بن محمد بن عقيل بن أبي طالب, Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Ahmed bin 'Amr bin al-Sarh أحمد بن عمرو بن السرح أبو الطاهر, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah · Hasan Sahih

We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and came to a woman of the Ansar in al-Aswaf. The woman brought her two daughters, and said: Messenger of Allah, these are the daughters of Thabit ibn Qays who was killed as a martyr when he was with you at the battle of Uhud, their paternal uncle has taken all their property and inheritance, and he has not left anything for them. What do you think, Messenger of Allah? They cannot be married unless they have some property. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah will decide regarding the matter. Then the verse of Surat an-Nisa was revealed: “Allah (thus) directs you as regards your children’s (inheritance).” Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Call to me the woman and her husband’s brother. He then said to their paternal uncle: Give them two-thirds and their mother an eighth, and what remains is yours. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Bishr made a mistake. They were the daughters of Sa’d b. al-Rabi’ for Thabit b. Qais was killed in the battle of Yamamah.

Hadith #3845
Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) · Narrated by Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, Abu Hurairah, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Musa bin Yasar al-Urdani موسى بن يسار الأردني · Sahih

If the morsel of one of you falls down, he should wipe away anything injurious on it and eat it and not leave it for the devil. And he ordered us to clean the dish, for one of you does not leave it for the devil. And he ordered us to clean the dish, for one of you does not know in what part of his food the blessing lies.

Hadith #274
The Book on Salat (Prayer) · Narrated by Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Sulaiman bin Hayan al-Azdi سليمان بن حيان الأزدي

“I was with my father at the plains of Namirah. I passed by a mount and saw Allah’s Messenger standing in Salat.” He said: “I was looking at the earthiness of his armpits when he prostrated.” : “Whiteness.”

Hadith #1302
The Book on Business · Narrated by Abu Hurairah, Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Dhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman al-Ziyat ذكوان أبو صالح السمان الزيات, Ishaq bin Sulaiman al-Razi إسحاق بن سليمان الرازي, Zayd bin Aslam زيد بن أسلم

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When one of you comes upon livestock, if its owner is with it then seek his permission. If he permits him then let him milk it and drink. If there is no one with it then call out three times, if someone answers then seek his permission. If no one answers then let him milk it and drink without carrying (any of it away).” There are narrations on this topic from Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Sa’eed. The Hadith of Samurah is a Hasan Gharib Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge, and it is the view of Ahmad and Ishaq. ‘Ali bin Al-Madini said: “It is correct that Al-Hasan heard this from Samurah.” Some of the people of Hadith criticized the narrations of Al-Hasan from Samurah, they said that he only narrated from a writing of Samurah.

Hadith #930
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them · Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح

“Aishah narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Witr with one Rak’ah, then he prayed two Rak’ah in which he recited while sitting, then when he wanted to bow, he stood up and bowed.”

Hadith #931
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them · Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi عبد الرحمن بن مهدي, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Muhammad bin Bashar Bindar محمد بن بشار بندار, Safwan bin 'Isa al-Zhry صفوان بن عيسى الزهري أبو محمد البصري, Sulaiman bin Da'ud bin al-Jarud سليمان بن داود أبو داود الطيالسي

“I never used to see the Prophet (ﷺ) at the end of the night, except that he was sleeping near me.”

Hadith #1347
Chapters Regarding Funerals · Narrated by Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ayyad bin 'Abdullah bin Sa'd عياض بن عبد الله بن سعد بن أبي سرح, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Hammad bin Usamah حماد بن أسامة - أبو أسامة

Dying in a strange land is martyrdom.”

Hadith #1901
The Chapters on Business Transactions · Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Tanafasi علي بن محمد بن إسحاق الطنافسي, Ayyad bin 'Abdullah bin Sa'd عياض بن عبد الله بن سعد بن أبي سرح, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح

I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: “In the Year of the Conquest, while he was in Makkah the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said: ‘Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wines, meat of dead animals, pigs and ‘idols.’ It was said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of the fat of dead animals, for it is used to caulk ships, it is daubed on animal skins and people use it to light their lamps?’ He said: ‘No, it is unlawful.’ Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘May Allah curse the jews, for Allah forbade them the fat (of animals) but they rendered it, (i.e. melted it) sold it and consumed its price.”‘

Hadith #4066
Zuhd · Narrated by Abdullah bin Nafi' al-Sa'agh عبد الله بن نافع الصائغ المخزومي, Abu Hurairah, Bakr bin Abd al-Whab بكر بن عبد الوهاب بن محمد, Da'ud bin Qays al-Fra'a داود بن قيس الفراء الدباغ

“A place the size of a whip in Paradise is better than this world and everything in it.”

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