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Abu Dawud
Abu Dawud | |
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ابُو دَاوُدَ | |
 Abu Dawud's name in the style of Arabic calligraphy | |
| Born | 817-18 CE |
| Died | 889 CE |
| 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.[1] 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).[2] Imam Abu Dawud was a follower of Hanbali while some consider him Shafi.[3] He wrote some 21 books in total. His major works include:[2]
- Sunan Abu Dawud
- Kitab al-Marasil
- Risalat Abu Dawud ila Ahli Makkah; his letter to the inhabitants of Makkah describing his Sunan Abu Dawud.
- ↑ "Imam Abu Dawud". www.sunnah.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
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