Collection: Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 21201

When one of you prays, he should not let anyone pass in front of him; he should turn him away as far as possible; but if he refuses (to go), he should fight him, for he is only a devil.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21202

When one of you prays, he should pray facing the sutrah (screen or covering) and he should keep himself close to it. He then narrated the tradition to the same effect.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21197

I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying in front of a stick, a pillar, or a tree, without having it opposite his right or left eyebrow, and not facing it directly.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21192

The Prophet (ﷺ) led them in prayer at al-Batha’, with a staff set up in front of him. (He prayed) two rak’ahs of the Zuhr prayer and two rak’ahs of the ‘Asr prayer. The women and the donkeys would pass in front of the staff.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21193

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you prays, he should put something in front of his face, and if he can find nothing , he should set up his staff; but if he has no staff, he should draw a line; then what passes in front of him will not harm him.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21194

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: …… He then narrated the tradition about drawing the line. Sufyan said: We did not find anything by which we could reinforce this tradition, and this has been narrated only through this chain. He (‘Ali b. al-Madini, a narrator) said: I said to Sufyan: There is a difference of opinion of […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 21195

I saw Sharik who led us in the ‘Asr prayer during a funeral ceremony. He placed his cap in front of him, that is, for saying the obligatory prayer the time of which had come.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21191

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would go out (for prayer) on the day of ‘Id, he ordered to bring a lance, it was then setup in front of him and he would pray in its direction, and the people (stood) behind him. He used to do so during journey ; hence the rulers would […]