Abu Dawud al-Sijistani
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani | |
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Manuscript of al-Sijistani's Kitab al-sunan, probably created in Al-Andalus, dated 13th century | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 817–18 CE / 202 AH |
| Died | 889 CE / 275 AH Basra, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Era | Islamic golden age (Abbasid era) |
| Main interest(s) | ḥadīth and fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Sunan Abī Dāwūd |
| Occupation | muhaddith |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
| Muslim leader | |
Abū Dāwūd (Dā’ūd) Sulaymān ibn al-Ash‘ath ibn Isḥāq al-Azdī al-Sijistānī (Arabic: أبو داود سليمان بن الأشعث الأزدي السجستاني), commonly known as Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī, was a scholar of prophetic hadith who compiled the third of the six "canonical" hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, the Sunan Abu Dāwūd.