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Before understanding the book, one must understand the author. Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash‘ath al-Azdi al-Sijistani (817–889 CE) was a master of Hadith methodology. Born in Sijistan, he traveled extensively throughout the Abbasid Caliphate—traversing Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and the Hijaz—to collect the prophetic traditions. Abu Dawud Bushra Pdf
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