His Status in Hadith Memorization

Imam Abu Dawood held a distinguished status among the memorizers of hadith. ★ Abu Hatim: He stated, “He was among the leading Imams of the world in terms of memorization.” [Tahdhib al-Kamal 11/365] ★ Muhammad ibn Makhlad: He said, “Abu Dawood used to revise a hundred thousand hadiths thoroughly. And when he compiled his Sunan, all the scholars of his time acknowledged his memorization and scholarly excellence.” [Tahdhib al-Kamal 11/365] ★ Imam Nawawi: He remarked, “The majority of the scholars of Islam acknowledged the perfection of his memorization.”