Abu Dawud

**Abu Dawud**
Abu Dawud
ابُو دَاوُدَ
	Abu Dawud's name in the style of Arabic calligraphy
Born	817-18 CE; Sistan
Died	889 CE; Basra
Nationality	Persia
Known for	Hadith Scholar
Notable work	Sunan Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Marasil, Risalat Abu Dawud ila Ahli Makkah

Abu Dawud, was a Persian scholar of hadith. He was born in Sistan, eastern Iran (then Persia) and died in 889 in Basra. He collected Sunan Abu Dawud, one of the Kutub al-Sittah (six major hadith collections). Imam Abu Dawud was a follower of Hanbali while some consider him Shafi. He wrote some 21 books in total. His major works include:

Sunan Abu Dawud
Kitab al-Marasil
Risalat Abu Dawud ila Ahli Makkah; his letter to the inhabitants of Makkah describing his Sunan Abu Dawud.

References

↑ "Imam Abu Dawud". www.sunnah.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
1 2 "The Letter of Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani to the People of Makkah Describing His Sunan". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
↑ "Islamic Pedia - Abu Dawood Sijistani (202–275H) أبو داوود السجستاني". www.islamicencyclopedia.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

[1] "Imam Abu Dawud". www.sunnah.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-03-07.

[dkh-islam.com-2] 1 2 "The Letter of Imam Abu Dawud as-Sijistani to the People of Makkah Describing His Sunan". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-07.

[3] "Islamic Pedia - Abu Dawood Sijistani (202–275H) أبو داوود السجستاني". www.islamicencyclopedia.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.