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Imam Abu Dawud

817–889 • Sijistan / Basra • Hanbali • Athari

Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Sijistani (202–275 AH / 817–889) compiled the Sunan that later scholars count among the six books. He selected for the fiqh of the chapters and sat with Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

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About the Shaykh

Born817
Died889
PlaceSijistan / Basra
MadhhabHanbali
Scholar ofHadith, Fiqh
CreedAthari

HanbaliHadithFiqh

Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Sijistani (202–275 AH / 817–889) compiled the Sunan that later scholars count among the six books. He selected for the fiqh of the chapters and sat with Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

His Sunan is a handbook of rulings with the traces of the salaf. Athari fiqh lessons still open it after the two Sahihs for worship and mu'amalat.

Legacy

A bridge between Ahmad’s circle and the later Sunan tradition used in Salafi fiqh classes.

Areas of knowledge

HadithThe speech and practice of the Prophet ﷺ, kept with the chains and the fiqh that follows them.
FiqhWorship and daily rulings taught from the school listed for this scholar, with the evidence made plain.

His series & major works

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