A figure in hadith scholarship
Abū Dāwūd
سليمان بن الأشعث السجستاني
202–275 AH
Life and scholarship
Sulaymān ibn al-Ashʿath, known as Abu Dawud, came from Sijistan. He studied with Ahmad ibn Hanbal. His travels and research brought together the study of hadith and Islamic law.
Work in the library
Works available on Hadith.day
Sunan Abi Dawud (سنن أبي داود)
Available on siteAuthored by Imam Abu Dawud, this collection contains a wide range of hadith and is considered one of the six canonical hadith collections in Sunni Islam.