OverviewA scholar who collected Muhammad’s ﷺ teachings about worship and daily rules.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 817 – 889 CE
His workHis collection Sunan Abi Dawud focuses especially on reports used to decide religious rules. Readers can find teachings about prayer, trade and family life.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Abu Dawud
LearningHe studied with Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other teachers. His collection became one of the six major Sunni hadith books.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Abu Dawud
Reading the reportsSunan Abi Dawud includes reports with different authenticity ratings. Being included in one of the six major Sunni collections does not mean that every report in the book is graded sahih.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Abu Dawud
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Abu Dawud
