This is the fifth volume of Abu Dawud's famous 'Sunan', it is widely regard as the third most authentic hadith collection although many would place Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi's Jami' ahead of it.

This volume contains the following contents:

Hadith #4351 to #5274

• The Book of Legal Punishments, Hadith #4351 - 4493
• The Book of ad-Diyat, Hadith #4494 - 4590
• The Book of the Sunnah, Hadith #4591 - 4772
• The Book of Etiquette, Hadith #4773 - 5039
• Chapter on Sleep, Hadith #5040 - 5192
• Chapters on the Salam, Hadith #5193 - 5274
• Glossary of Islamic Terms