Abà « DÃÂwà «d (DÃÂâÂÂà «d) SulaymÃÂn ibn al-AshâÂÂath ibn IsḥÃÂq al-Azdë al-SijistÃÂnë (), commonly known as Abà « DÃÂwà «d al-SijistÃÂnë, was a scholar of prophetic hadith who compiled the third of the six "canonical" hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, the Sunan Abu DÃÂwà «d.
A Persian of Arab descent, Abà « DÃÂâÂÂà «d was born in Sistan and died in 889 in Basra. He travelled widely collecting ḥadëth (traditions) from scholars in numerous locations including Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Hijaz, Tihamah, Nishapur and Merv. His focus on legal ḥadëth arose from a particular interest in fiqh (law). His collection included 4,800 ḥadëth, selected from some 500,000. His son, Abà « Bakr âÂÂAbd AllÃÂh ibn Abë Dawud (died 928/929), was a well known ḥÃÂfiẠand author of KitÃÂb al-MasÃÂbëh, whose famous pupil was Abà « 'Abd AllÃÂh al-MarzubÃÂnë.
Abu Dawud has stated: "From this book of mine four Hadith are sufficient for an intelligent and insightful person. They are:
Principal among his twenty-one works are: