Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كتاب الأدب

Chapter 111: What a man should say when he sees the new crescent

Sunan Abi Dawud 5092
Narrated Qatadah

When the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) saw the new moon, he said: "a new moon of good and right guidance; a new moon of good and right guidance; a new moon of good and right guidance. I believe in Him Who created you" three times. He would then say: "Praise be to Allah Who has made such and such a month to pass and has brought such and such a month."

Sunan Abi Dawud 5093
Narrated Qatadah

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw the new moon, he turned away his face from it.

Abu Dawud said: On this subject there is no tradition which has perfect chain and is sound.

Chapter 112: What to say when leaving one's home

Sunan Abi Dawud 5094
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never went out of my house without raising his eye to the sky and saying: "O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee lest I stray or be led astray, or slip or made to slip, or cause injustice, or suffer injustice, or do wrong, or have wrong done to me."

Sunan Abi Dawud 5095
Narrated Anas ibn Malik

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man goes out of his house and says: "In the name of Allah, I trust in Allah; there is no might and no power but in Allah," the following will be said to him at that time: "You are guided, defended and protected." The devils will go far from him and another devil will say: How can you deal with a man who has been guided, defended and protected?

Chapter 113: What a man should say when he enters his house

Sunan Abi Dawud 5096
Narrated AbuMalik Al-Ash'ari

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man goes into his house, he should say: "O Allah! I ask Thee for good both when entering and when going out; in the name of Allah we have entered, and in the name of Allah we have gone out, and in Allah our Lord do we trust." He should then greet his family.

Chapter 114: What to say when a strong wind blows

Sunan Abi Dawud 5097
Narrated AbuHurayrah

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The wind comes from Allah's mercy.

Salamah's version has: It is Allah's mercy; it (sometimes) brings blessing and (sometimes) brings punishment. So when you see it, do not revile it, but ask Allah for some of its good, and seek refuge in Allah from its evil.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5098
‘A’ishah, wife of the prophet (May peace be upon him), said

I never saw the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) laugh fully to such an extent that I could see his uvula. He would only smile, and when he saw clouds or wind, his face showed signs (of fear). I asked him: Messenger of Allah! When the people see the cloud, they rejoice, hoping for that it may contain rain, and I notice that when you see it, (the signs of) abomination on your face. He replied: ‘A’ishah! What gives me safety from the fact that it might contain punishment? A people were punished by the wind. When those people saw the punishment, they said: this is a cloud which would give us rain.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5099
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw a cloud formation in the sky, he left work, even if he were at prayer, and then would say: "O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from its evil. " If it rained, he would say: "O Allah! send a beneficial downpour."

Chapter 115: Regarding rain

Sunan Abi Dawud 5100
Anas said; A shower of rain fell on us when we were with the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) went out and removed his garment till some of the rain fell on him. We asked him; apostle of Allah! Why did you do this? He replied

Because it has recently been with its Lord.

Chapter 116: Regarding roosters and animals

Sunan Abi Dawud 5101
Narrated Zayd ibn Khalid

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not curse the cock, for it awakens for prayer.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5102
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5103
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you hear the barking of dogs and the braying of asses at night, seek refuge in Allah, for they see which you do not see.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5104
Narrated Ali ibn Umar ibn Husayn ibn Ali

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not go out much when there are few people about , for Allah the Exalted scatters abroad of His beasts in that hour (according to Ibn Marwan's version).

Ibn Marwan's version has: For Allah has creatures. He then mentioned the barking of dogs and braying of asses in a similar manner. He added in his version: Ibn al-Had said: Shurahbil ibn al-Hajib told me on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) similar to it.

Chapter 117: The braying of donkeys and barking of dogs

Chapter 118: Saying the adhan in the ear of the newborn

Sunan Abi Dawud 5105
Narrated AbuRafi'

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) uttering the call to prayer (Adhan) in the ear of al-Hasan ibn Ali when Fatimah gave birth to him.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5106
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

Boys used to be brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he would invoke blessings on them. Yusuf added: "and soften some dates and rub their palates with them". He did not mention "blessings".

Sunan Abi Dawud 5107
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: Have the mugharribun been seen (or some other word) among you? I asked: What do the mugharribun mean? He replied: They are those in whom is a strain of the jinn.

Chapter 119: When one man seeks the refuge of another

Sunan Abi Dawud 5108
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone asks (you) for refuge for the sake of Allah, give him refuge; and if anyone asks you (for something) for the pleasure of Allah, give him. Ubaydullah said: If anyone asks you for the sake of Allah.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5109
Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying

If anyone asks you refuge for Allah’s sake give him refuge; and if anyone asks you (for something) for Allah’s sake, give him. Sahl and Sulaiman said: if anyone calls you, respond to him. The Agreed version goes; if you do not afford to compensate him, pray Allah for him until you know that you have compensated him.

Chapter 120: Warding off waswasah

Sunan Abi Dawud 5110
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas

AbuZumayl said: I asked Ibn Abbas, saying: What is that I find in my breast? He asked: What is it? I replied: I swear by Allah, I cannot speak about it. He asked me: Is it something doubtful? and he laughed. He then said: No one could escape that, until Allah, the exalted, revealed: "If thou went in doubt as to what we have revealed unto thee, and ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee." He said: If you find something in your heart, say: He is the first and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent, and He has full knowledge of all things.