Sunan Abi Dawud
سنن أبي داود
The Sunan of Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Sijistani (202–275 AH): one of the six books, arranged by legal chapter and restricted to reports bearing on rulings; his letter to the people of Mecca, prefixed to the work, explains what he included and omitted.
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"Sunan Abi Dawud" by Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Sijistani (202–275 AH) (his biography). It is one of the Six Books. 1
Its author arranged it by the chapters of jurisprudence, confining himself to hadiths on legal rulings. In his letter to the people of Mecca he set out his method, both for what he included and for what he left out. 1
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- Authored by
- Abu Dawud al-Sijistani
- Part of
- The Six Books
People and things also explored
The Six Books· Abu Dawud al-Sijistani· Jami' al-Tirmidhi· Muwatta of Imam Malik· Sahih al-Bukhari· Sahih Muslim· Sunan al-Nasa'i· Sunan Ibn Majah
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