Sunan Abu Dawud

Compiled by Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (817–889 CE) · 5274 hadith

One of the Kutub al-Sittah (Six Major Collections). Focuses primarily on hadith related to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). Abu Dawud selected 5,274 hadith from 500,000 narrations.

Hadith

#495 Sahih (Authentic) · Prayer

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Command your children to pray when they become seven years old, and discipline them for it when they become ten.'

#1479 Sahih (Authentic) · Charity

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one that gives and the lower hand is the one that receives.'

#2494 Hasan (Good) · Trade

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The truthful and trustworthy merchant will be with the prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs.'

#4078 Sahih (Authentic) · Dress

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Modesty is a branch of faith.'

#4607 Hasan (Good) · Supplication

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Nothing repels the divine decree except supplication, and nothing increases one's lifespan except righteousness.'

#4800 Sahih (Authentic) · Good Manners

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The most perfect of believers in faith are those who are best in character. And the best of you are those who are best to their women.'

#4833 Sahih (Authentic) · Good Manners

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'He who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our old ones is not one of us.'

#4903 Sahih (Authentic) · Truthfulness

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. A person continues to be truthful until he is recorded with Allah as a truthful person.'

#4941 Sahih (Authentic) · Kindness

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness. He rewards for gentleness what is not granted for harshness and He does not reward anything else like it.'

#5116 Sahih (Authentic) · Knowledge

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The scholars are the heirs of the prophets. The prophets do not leave behind dinars or dirhams; they only leave behind knowledge. Whoever takes it has taken an abundant share.'