Imam abu dawud

A muhaddith

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Slide One: Name and Origin

Name, Geneology and Lineage
Imam Abu Dawud Sulaiman ibn Ash`ath ibn Ishaq ibn Bashir ibn Shaddad ibn `Umar ibn `Imran al-Azdi Sajastani
Year and Place of Birth
Year: 202 A.H. // Place of Birth: Sajistan, a famous city in Khurasan // Belonged to an Arab tribe, Azd
Spent most of his year in Basrah (seat of Islamic teaching // during his time).
A traveller for hadiths searching. Hijaz // Egypt // al-Jazirah // Nishapur // Syria // Isfahan.
Death: Friday 16th Shawwal 275 A.H. // Age: 72

Slide Two: Special Attributes

Have to read a book ONCE ONLY to memorize the whole contents.
Well versed in criticism of hadith // Expert in distinguish sound hadith from weak and defective characteristics.
Four person reported expert in criticism of hadith were:
Imam Bukhari // Imam Muslim // an-Nasai // Imam Abu Dawud.
Has the title of Imam al-Muhaddithin // A great Jurist // Master in Fiqh and Ijtihad.
Devoted a religious life // Somehow, prefer to avoid men of ranks like company of Sultans and royal courtesies.
One sleeves wide (for storing notes on hadith) and one correctly sized.
It was said he was among the Hanbalis follower or Shafis follower.

Slide Three: His Works

Heard hadith from 300 teachers.
Among them were: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal // Ishaq ibn Rahawaiy // Abu Thaur // Yahya ibn Ma'in.
Among students of Imam Abu Dawud
Ibn Arabi// Abu `Isa al-Tirmidhi // Abu `Abdur-Rahman An Nasa'i // Imam Muslim.
Books from Imam Abu Dawud:
Kitab Al Radd Ala' Ahl al Qadar // Kitab Al Masa'il // Musnad Malik // Kitab Al Marasil // Sunan Abu Dawud

Slide Four: Sunan Abu Dawud

Sunan Abu Dawud

Famous higlights

4800 hadith, taken out from 500,000 hadith (a collection)

4 hadith sufficient for an intelligent and insightful person:

Completely compiled at Baghdad in 241 A.H.

Deeds are to be judged only by intentions.

Presented it to Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal (pleased)

Part of a man's good observance of Islam is that he leaves

alone that which does not concern him.

3rd position among 6 famous collections.

None of you can be a believer unless you love for your brother
that which you love for yourself.
The permitted (halal) is clear, and the forbidden (haram) is
clear, between these two are doubtful matters. Whosoever
abstains from these doubtful matters has saved his religion.