Sunan Abi Dawud 25496

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Woe to him who tells things, speaking falsely, to make people laugh thereby. Woe to him! Woe to him!.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25497

My mother called me one day when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting in our house. She said: Come here and I shall give you something. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked her: What did you intend to give him? She replied: I intended to give him some dates. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25498

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is enough falsehood for a man to relate everything he hears. Abu Dawud said: Hafs did not mention Abu Hurairah (in his version). Abu Dawud said: No other transmitter except this old man, that is, ‘Ali b. Hafs al-Mada’ini related the perfect chain of this tradition.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25499

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.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25500

The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) was in the I’TIKAF(seclusion in the mosque). I came to visit him at night . I talked to him, got up and turned my back. He got up with me to accompany me. He was living in the house of Usamah b. Zaid. Two men of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25495

Avoid falsehood, for falsehood leads to wickedness, and wickedness to hell; and if a man continues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object, he will be recorded in Allah’s presence as a great liar. And adhere to truth, for truth leads to good deeds, and good deeds lead to paradise. If a man continues […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25491

Salim ibn AbulJa’dah said: A man said: (Mis’ar said: I think he was from the tribe of Khuza’ah): would that I had prayed, and got comfort. The people objected to him for it. Thereupon he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: O Bilal, call iqamah for prayer: give us comfort by […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25492

I and my father went to the house of my father-in-law from the Ansar to pay a sick visit to him. The time of prayer came. He said to someone of his relatives: O girl! bring me water for ablution so that I pray and get comfort. We objected to him for it. He said: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25493

I never heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) attributing anyone to anything except to religion.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25494

The people of Madina were started. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) rode on the horse belonging to Abu Talhah. He said: We did not see anything, or he said: we did not see (find) any fear. I found it (could run) like a river.