AbuDawudis mostimportant fundamental work ofHadith.TheSunancontains 4800 traditions selected from amassof 50,000. Itisone of sixImportant and authentic collections(Saha-i-Sitta) of theProphetic traditions.Dawud, following thepracticeof his timetravelledfarandwide to collectHadithand visitedHijaz, Iraq,Khurashan,Egypt,Syria,Nishapur,Mervand Isfahan for the purpose.His proficiency inHadithis accepted. HisSunannaturally, is replete with legal traditions; it also indicates his point of view on various questions and his acumen inijtihad.

One of the six most authentic collections of the Ahadith (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawud, and Sahih al-Nisa'i) It has 4800 Hadith (selected from a mass of 50,000) divided into many different subjects.