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Rulings of the Imam and Followers in Prayer

Narrated by MuslimAuthentic hadith

Come forward and be close to me and let those who come after you, follow your lead. If people continue to fall behind, Allah puts them behind

The Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) perceived a tendency among his Companions to stand in the back rows, and he said to them: "Come forward and be close to me and let those who come after you, follow your lead. If people continue to fall behind, Allah puts them behind."
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Original Arabic wording
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رأى في أصحابه تأخُّرًا فقال لهم: «تَقَدَّمُوا فَأْتَمُّوا بي، وليأتمَّ بكم مَن بعدكم، لا يزال قومٌ يتأخرون حتى يؤخرَّهم اللهُ».
Understand this hadith

This noble Hadīth points to the merit of being close to the Imām and indicates that the last rows should follow the lead of the first ones, warning those who lag behind in the back rows of lagging behind in receiving Allah's mercy and grace and in obtaining high status, knowledge, and so on.

References (original Arabic)

- صحيح مسلم, تأليف: مسلم بن حجاج النيسابوري, تحقيق: محمد فؤاد عبدالباقي, دار إحياء التراث العربي. - توضِيحُ الأحكَامِ مِن بُلوُغ المَرَام، للبسام، مكتَبة الأسدي، مكّة المكرّمة، الطبعة: الخامِسَة، 1423 هـ - 2003 م. - بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام، لابن حجر، دار القبس للنشر والتوزيع، الرياض - المملكة العربية السعودية الطبعة: الأولى، 1435 هـ - 2014 م. - منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان، دار ابن الجوزي. ط1 1428هـ. - المنهاج شرح صحيح مسلم بن الحجاج, المؤلف: أبو زكريا محيي الدين يحيى بن شرف النووي، الناشر: دار إحياء التراث العربي - بيروت, الطبعة: الثانية، 1392.

Narrated by BukhariAuthentic hadith

O people, you cause aversion to others. Whoever leads people in prayer should make it brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and those with needs to be fulfilled

Narrator in the source: Abu Mas‘ūd al-Ansāri

Abu Mas‘ūd al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, I would almost fail to attend the prayer because so-and-so prolongs it when he leads us." I never saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) more angry in giving admonition than he was on that day. He said: "O people, you cause aversion to others. Whoever leads people in prayer should make it brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and those with needs to be fulfilled."
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Original Arabic wording
عن أبي مسعود الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رجل يا رسول الله، لا أكاد أدرك الصلاة مما يطول بنا فلان، فما رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في موعظة أشد غضبا من يومئذ، فقال: «أيها الناس، إنكم منفرون، فمن صلى بالناس فليخفف، فإن فيهم المريض، والضعيف، وذا الحاجة».
Understand this hadith

A man complained to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that he would sometimes join the congregational prayer late because the Imām prolonged it. Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) got extremely angry and addressed the people, admonishing and warning them that they should not make others averse to worship. He commanded that the Imām should offer the prayer in a brief manner to make it easy and pleasant for the worshipers, among whom there may be some who cannot endure a long prayer because they are weak, sick, or preoccupied with certain needs that are to be fulfilled. If a person prays alone, however, he can make his prayer as long as he wishes, for he causes no harm to anyone by doing so.

References (original Arabic)

صحيح البخاري، تحقيق: محمد زهير بن ناصر الناصر، ط1، دار طوق النجاة، (مصورة عن السلطانية بإضافة ترقيم: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي)، 1422هـ. توضِيحُ الأحكَامِ مِن بُلوُغ المَرَام، للبسام، مكتَبة الأسدي، مكّة المكرّمة، الطبعة الخامِسَة، 1423 هـ - 2003 م. بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام، لابن حجر، دار القبس للنشر والتوزيع، الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية، الطبعة الأولى، 1435 هـ - 2014 م. منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان، دار ابن الجوزي، ط1 ، 1428هـ.

Narrated by BukhariAuthentic hadith

Offer this prayer at this time and that prayer at that time. When the time for a prayer is due, let one of you call the Adhān, and let the one who knows the Qur’an most lead the prayer

Narrator in the source: أيوب

Ayyūb reported from Abu Qilābah from ‘Amr ibn Salamah: Abu Qilābah said to me: "Will you not meet and ask him (‘Amr ibn Salamah)" I said: "I met him and asked him, so he said: ‘We were at a water place that was a thoroughfare for people. Riders would pass by us, and we would ask them: 'What are people up to? What are people up to? Who is that man?' They would say: 'He claims that Allah has sent him and revealed to him. Or Allah has revealed such and such.'' So I used to memorize that speech, as if it was instilled in my heart. Meanwhile, the Arabs (Bedouin tribes) delayed their conversion to Islam until the Conquest. So they would say: 'Leave him and his people, for indeed if he prevails over them, he is a true Prophet.' When the incident of the people of Conquest took place, every tribe rushed to embrace Islam, and my father hurried to embrace Islam before (the rest of) my tribe. When he came back, he said: 'By Allah, I have come to you from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) for sure! He said: 'Offer this prayer at this time and that prayer at that time. When the time for a prayer is due, let one of you call the Adhān, and let the one who knows the Qur’an most lead the prayer.'' They checked and found none with more Qur’an than me, for I used to meet the riders. Therefore, they made me to lead them, when I was only six or seven years old. I had on me a garment, which would recede when I would prostrate. A lady from the tribe thus said: 'Will you not cover the bottom of your reader from us?' So they bought (a piece of cloth) and cut me an apparel. I had never been so happy with anything as I was with that apparel."
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Narrated by Bukhari
Original Arabic wording
عن أيوب، عن أبي قلابة، عن عمرو بن سَلِمة، قال -أي أيوب-: قال لي أبو قلابة: ألا تلقاه فتسأله؟ -أي تسأل عمرو بن سلمة- قال فلقيته فسألته فقال: كنا بماء ممر الناس، وكان يمرُّ بنا الرُّكبان فنسألهم: ما للناس، ما للناس؟ ما هذا الرجل؟ فيقولون: يزعم أن الله أرسله، أوحى إليه، أو: أوحى الله بكذا، فكنتُ أحفظ ذلك الكلام، وكأنما يَقَرُّ في صدري، وكانت العرب تَلَوَّم بإسلامهم الفتح، فيقولون: اتركوه وقومه، فإنه إن ظهر عليهم فهو نبي صادق، فلما كانت وقعة أهل الفتح، بادَر كلُّ قوم بإسلامهم، وبَدَر أبي قومي بإسلامهم، فلما قدم قال: جئتكم والله من عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حقا، فقال: «صَلُّوا صلاة كذا في حين كذا، وصَلُّوا صلاة كذا في حين كذا، فإذا حضرت الصلاة فليؤذِّن أحدكم، وليَؤمَّكم أكثركم قرآنا». فنظروا فلم يكن أحد أكثر قرآنا مني، لما كنت أتلقى من الرُّكبان، فقدَّموني بين أيديهم، وأنا ابن ست أو سبع سنين، وكانت علي بُرْدة، كنت إذا سجدت تَقَلَّصت عني، فقالت امرأة من الحي: ألا تُغَطُّوا عنا اسْتَ قارئكم؟ فاشتروا فقطعوا لي قميصا، فما فرحتُ بشيء فرحي بذلك القميص.
Understand this hadith

Ayyūb al-Sakhtiyāni reports from Abu Qilābah al-Jarmi who said: "Why do you not meet ‘Amr ibn Salamah and ask him about the Hadīths that he knows?" He said: "I met ‘Amr ibn Salamah and asked him. So ‘Amr ibn Salamah said: 'We were in a place that we would stay in, and people would pass by. When riders passed by us, we would ask them about the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and the stance of the Arabs toward him. They would say that he claims that Allah has sent him and revealed to him such and such from what they heard of the Qur’an. So I would memorize that Qur’an perfectly as if it was instilled in my heart. The Arabs delayed their conversion to Islam until after Makkah was conquered. They would say: ‘Leave him and his Quraysh folks, for if he has victory over them, then he is a true Prophet.’ So when Makkah was conquered, each tribe hastened to convert, and my father was the first member of my tribe to embrace Islam. He went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). When he returned from him, he said: ‘By Allah, I have come to you from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) for sure!’ He told them that the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings upon him, said to them: ‘Offer this prayer at this time and that prayer at that time. When the time for a prayer is due, let one of you call the Adhān, and let the one who knows the Qur’an most lead the prayer.’ They checked and found none with more Qur’an than me, for I used to meet the riders and learn the Qur’an from them. So they made me their prayer leader although I was then six or seven years old. I was wearing a short garment that would recede on my body when I would prostrate. A lady from the tribe said: ‘Will you not cover the private parts of your reciter from us?’ So they bought me an apparel. I had never been so happy with anything as I was with that apparel.'" This Hadīth does not indicate that covering one's private parts during prayer is not required, for it only tells the story of a certain incident. It is probable that this incident took place before those involved in it learned of the relevant ruling.

References (original Arabic)

صحيح البخاري، نشر: دار طوق النجاة (مصورة عن السلطانية بإضافة ترقيم محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي)، الطبعة: الأولى، 1422هـ. عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري، لمحمود بدر الدين العينى، الناشر: دار إحياء التراث العربي – بيروت. سبل السلام، المؤلف: محمد بن إسماعيل بن صلاح بن محمد الصنعاني، الناشر: دار الحديث، الطبعة: بدون طبعة وبدون تاريخ. إرشاد الساري لشرح صحيح البخاري، لأحمد بن محمد بن أبى بكر القتيبي المصري، الناشر: المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية، مصر، الطبعة: السابعة، 1323 هـ.

Narrated by MuslimAuthentic hadith

The one who is the most versed in Allah's Book should lead the people in prayer

Narrator in the source: Abu Mas‘ūd al-Ansāri

Abu Mas‘ūd al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The one who is the most versed in Allah's Book should lead the people in prayer. If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who is the most knowledgeable about the Sunnah; and if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; if they emigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man must lead another in prayer where the latter has authority, or sit in his place in his house without his permission.”
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Narrated by Muslim
Original Arabic wording
عن أبي مسعود الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «يَؤُمُّ القوم أقرؤهم لكتاب الله، فإن كانوا في القراءة سواء، فأعلمهم بالسنة، فإن كانوا في السنة سواء، فأقدمهم هجرة، فإن كانوا في الهجرة سواء، فأقدمهم سِلْمًا، ولا يَؤُمَّنَّ الرجل الرجل في سلطانه، ولا يقعد في بيته على تَكْرِمَتِهِ إلا بإذنه».
Understand this hadith

The Hadīth highlights some points: 1. The one who is the most entitled to leading the people in prayer is the one with the best memorization of the Qur'an. Yet, he has to be knowledgeable about the rulings pertaining to the prayer, since the one who is ignorant about such rulings has no right to lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in this point, the one who is the most knowledgeable about the Sunnah should lead them in prayer. If they are equal in this point too, then the one who is the earliest in immigrating should do. If they are still equal in this point, then the one who is the first among them to embrace Islam should lead them. 2. A guest should not precede the house owner in leading the people in prayer except with the latter’s permission. The house owner has more right to assume this task than the guest. 3. A guest is not allowed to sit in the house owner’s private place except with his permission.

References (original Arabic)

صحيح مسلم, تأليف: مسلم بن حجاج النيسابوري, تحقيق: محمد فؤاد عبدالباقي, دار إحياء التراث العربي. توضِيحُ الأحكَامِ مِن بُلوُغ المَرَام، للبسام، مكتَبة الأسدي، مكّة المكرّمة، الطبعة الخامِسَة، 1423هـ - 2003م. بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام، لابن حجر، دار القبس للنشر والتوزيع، الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية، الطبعة الأولى، 1435هـ - 2014م. منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان، دار ابن الجوزي، ط1، 1428هـ.

Al-Bukhari and Muslim. This is the wording of Al-BukhariAuthentic hadith

An orphan and I prayed behind the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in our house, and my mother Umm Sulaym was standing behind us

Narrator in the source: Anas

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: An orphan and I prayed behind the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in our house, and my mother Umm Sulaym was standing behind us.
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Authentic hadith
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Al-Bukhari and Muslim. This is the wording of Al-Bukhari
Original Arabic wording
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه ، قال: «صَلَّيْتُ أنا ويَتِيمٌ، في بَيْتِنَا خَلْف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وَأُمِّي أُمُّ سُليم خَلْفَنَا».
Understand this hadith

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates in this Hadīth that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) led him and an orphan in prayer, and the two of them were standing behind him. He also informs that his mother, called Umm Sulaym, offered the prayer behind them. So, the rows were as follows: The Imām stood at the front. The boys, Anas and the orphan, stood behind the Imām. The woman, Umm Sulaym, stood behind them all.

References (original Arabic)

- صحيح البخاري، تحقيق: محمد زهير بن ناصر الناصر، ط1، دار طوق النجاة (مصورة عن السلطانية بإضافة ترقيم: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي)، 1422هـ. - توضِيحُ الأحكَامِ مِن بُلوُغ المَرَام، للبسام. مكتَبة الأسدي، مكّة المكرّمة.الطبعة: الخامِسَة، 1423 هـ - 2003 م. - بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام، لابن حجر، دار القبس للنشر والتوزيع، الرياض - المملكة العربية السعودية الطبعة: الأولى، 1435هـ - 2014 م. - تسهيل الالمام، للشيخ الفوزان، طبعة الرسالة، الطبعة الأولى 1427هـ – 2006 م. - فتح ذي الجلال والاكرام بشرح بلوغ المرام، للشيخ ابن عثيمين، مدار الوطن للنشر، الطبعة الأولى 1430 هـ- 2009م. - فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري، لابن حجر العسقلاني، الناشر: دار المعرفة - بيروت، 1379هـ. - سبل السلام، للصنعاني، الناشر: دار الحديث.

Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by AhmadAuthentic hadith

May Allah increase your keenness, but do not do that again

Narrator in the source: الحسن

Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Bakrah came while the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, so he bowed before reaching the row and then walked to it. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "Which one of you bowed before reaching the row and then walked thereto?" Abu Bakrah replied: "It was me." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah increase your keenness, but do not do that again."
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Authentic hadith
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Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by Ahmad
Original Arabic wording
عن الحسن، أن أبا بَكْرَة جاء ورسول الله راكع، فركع دون الصَّف ثم مَشَى إلى الصَّف فلما قَضَى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاته، قال: «أيُّكم الذي ركع دون الصَّف ثم مَشَى إلى الصَّف؟» فقال أبو بَكْرَة: أنا، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «زادَك الله حِرْصَا ولا تَعُد».
Understand this hadith

Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the mosque and found the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions in the bowing position. So, he hastened to bow before reaching the row so as to catch up with this Rak‘ah. Then, he walked to the row while bowing until he joined it. Meanwhile, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) perceived there was some movement behind the row and that someone came hastily and bowed before reaching the row. It was a characteristic of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that he could see what was behind him during prayer as he could see in front of him. Having finished the prayer, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who bowed before reaching the row and then walked to it? Abu Bakrah said: "It was me." In other words, I am the one who did what you said: O Messenger of Allah, In response, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah increase your desire and enthusiasm for doing good. But, do not walk quickly again to catch up the Rak‘ah or bow before reaching the row. Indeed, fast walking contradicts calmness and tranquility, which are required in prayer. In another Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no prayer for a person who prays alone behind the row." However, Abu Bakrah’s action does not fall under this ruling, for he only performed a small part of the prayer alone. This is similar to the case of a person who bows alone and is subsequently joined by someone else while still in this position, forming a row together. However, Abu Bakrah’s action is not permissible, given the Prophet’s order: "But do not do that again.”

References (original Arabic)

سنن أبي داود، تأليف: سليمان بن الأشعث السِّجِسْتاني، تحقيق: محمد محيي الدين عبد الحميد، الناشر: المكتبة العصرية، صيدا. مسند الإمام أحمد، تأليف: أحمد بن محمد بن حنبل، تحقيق: شعيب الأرناؤوط وغيره، الناشر: الناشر: مؤسسة الرسالة ، الطبعة: الأولى، 1421هـ. صحيح البخاري، تأليف: محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري، تحقيق: محمد زهير الناصر، الناشر: دار طوق النجاة الطبعة: الأولى، 1422هـ. سبل السلام، تأليف: محمد بن إسماعيل الصنعاني، الناشر: دار الحديث. مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح، تأليف: علي بن سلطان القاري، الناشر: دار الفكر، الطبعة: الأولى، 1422هـ. توضيح الأحكام مِن بلوغ المرام، تأليف: عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن صالح البسام، الناشر: مكتبة الأسدي، مكة المكرّمة الطبعة: الخامِسَة، 1423 هـ - 2003 م. فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام، شرح بلوغ المرام، تأليف: محمد بن صالح بن محمد العثيمين، الناشر: المكتبة الإسلامية، تحقيق: صبحي بن محمد رمضان، وأُم إسراء بنت عرفة.

Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and AhmadHasan

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying alone behind the row, so he commanded him to repeat his prayer

Narrator in the source: Wābisah

Wābisah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying alone behind the row, so he commanded him to repeat his prayer.
Grade in the source
Hasan
Reported by
Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah, and Ahmad
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ وَابِصَةَ رضي الله عنه: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى رَجُلًا صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ صَلَاتَهُ.
Understand this hadith

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying alone behind the row, so he commanded him to repeat his prayer because his prayer was invalid in that state.

Lessons from the hadith
  • Encouraging the act of going to the congregational prayer early and seeking to find a place in the first rows and not to pray alone behind the row so as not to invalidate one's prayer.
  • Ibn Hajar said: Whoever starts the prayer alone behind the row then joins the row before rising from Rukū‘ (bowing) is not required to repeat the prayer as indicated by the Hadīth of Abu Bakrah; otherwise, he is required to repeat it according to the general indication of the Hadīth of Wābisah.
References (original Arabic)

سنن أبي داود (2/ 18) (682). سنن الترمذي (1/ 268) (230). سنن ابن ماجه (2/ 137) (1004). مسند أحمد (29/ 524) (18000). سبل السلام شرح بلوغ المرام، لمحمد الصنعاني (1/ 378). توضيح الأحكام مِن بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله البسام (2/ 509). فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام شرح بلوغ المرام، لابن عثيمين (2/ 288).

Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by AhmadGood hadith

Umm Waraqah bint ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Hārith al-Ansāri reported that she had memorized the Qur'an, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to lead her household in prayers. There was a Muezzin for her, and she used to lead her household in prayer

Narrator in the source: أم ورقة بنت عبدالله بن الحارث الأنصارية

Umm Waraqah bint ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Hārith al-Ansāri reported that she had memorized the Qur'an, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to lead her household in prayers. There was a Muezzin for her, and she used to lead her household in prayer.
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عن أُمِّ ورَقة بنت عبد الله بن الحارث الأنصارية، أنها كانت قد جَمعت القرآن، وكان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قد أَمَرَهَا أن تَؤُمَّ أهل دارِها، وكان لها مُؤَذِّنٌ، وكانت تَؤُمُّ أهل دارها.
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Umm Waraqah al-Ansāriyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) had memorized the Qur'an by heart, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to lead her household in the five daily prayers. There was a Muezzin for her to call for the five daily prayers, and she used to lead her female household in prayer, as mentioned in the narration of Ad-Daraqutni. Thus, the Hadīth proves that she was leading exclusively the women in prayer.

References (original Arabic)

مسند الإمام أحمد بن حنبل، أحمد بن حنبل أبو عبدالله الشيباني، تحقيق: أحمد محمد شاكر، الناشر: دار الحديث، القاهرة، الطبعة: الأولى 1421هـ. سنن أبي داود، سليمان بن الأشعث أبوداود، تحقيق: محمد محيي الدين عبد الحميد، المكتبة العصرية، صيدا، بيروت. إرواء الغليل في تخريج أحاديث منار السبيل، محمد ناصر الدين الألباني، إشراف: زهير الشاويش، المكتب الإسلامي، بيروت، الطبعة: الثانية 1405هـ، 1985م. توضيح الأحكام مِن بلوغ المرام، عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن البسام، مكتبة الأسدي، مكة المكرّمة، الطبعة: الخامِسَة 1423هـ، 2003م. سبل السلام، محمد بن إسماعيل الصنعاني، دار الحديث، الطبعة: بدون طبعة وبدون تاريخ. القاموس المحيط، مجد الدين محمد بن يعقوب الفيروزآبادى، تحقيق: مكتب تحقيق التراث في مؤسسة الرسالة، بإشراف: محمد نعيم العرقسُوسي، مؤسسة الرسالة للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع، بيروت، لبنان، الطبعة: الثامنة، 1426 هـ، 2005م.

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  1. 1
    Prophetic lifetimeLearning from the Prophet ﷺ

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    The Prophet ﷺ and examples of Companions who learned from him

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    • Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
    • Abu Hurayrah
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    • Anas ibn Malik
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    • Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab
    • Anas ibn Malik
    • Aishah bint Abi Bakr
    • Abdullah ibn Abbas
    • Jabir ibn Abdullah
    • Abu Said al-Khudri
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    Late first / early second century AHSuccessors and organized recording

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    • Amrah bint Abd al-Rahman
    • Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
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    Second to early fourth century AHCollections take shape

    Collections grew, including Malik’s Muwatta, later Bukhari and Muslim, and the Sunan, each with its own selection criteria.

    Notable compilers of hadith collections

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    • Ahmad ibn Hanbal — Al-Musnad
    • Ishaq ibn Rahawayh — Al-Musnad
    • Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari — Al-Sahih
    • Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj — Al-Sahih
    • Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ashath — Al-Sunan
    • Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi — Al-Jami
    • Ahmad ibn Shuayb al-Nasai — Al-Sunan
    • Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah — Al-Sunan
    Selected notable names; not an exhaustive list. Activities and generations overlap.Reference ↗
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    Across the centuriesCriticism, commentary and manuscripts

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    Notable scholars of criticism, hidden defects and commentary

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    • Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan
    • Ahmad ibn Hanbal
    • Ali ibn al-Madini
    • Yahya ibn Main
    • Abu Hatim al-Razi
    • Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi — commentary on Sahih Muslim
    • Ahmad ibn Ali Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari
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He used to say:6Samurah ibn Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah6عبدالله بن أبي أوفى6Abu ’Umāmah al-Bāhili reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:5أبو قتادة الأنصاري5Abu Mas‘ūd reported: The Prophet5Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah reported that the Prophet5Jābir ibn Samurah5Zayd ibn Thābit5Zayd ibn Khālid al-Juhani5Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘5Sahl ibn Sa‘d as-Sā‘idi reported that the Messenger of Allah5Mu‘āwiyah reported: I heard the Prophet say:5Abu Ayyūb al-Ansāri reported that the Prophet4Az-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwām reported that the Prophet4’Umm ‘Atiyyah4Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān4Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj4‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd4كعب بن مالك4Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri and Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet3Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abdur-Rahmān reported that Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah al-Ansāri said: While narrating about the halt in revelation, he said in his Hadīth:3Abu Mas‘ūd al-Ansāri3أبو مسعود البدري3أبو مسعود عقبة بن عمرو الأنصاري البدري3Asmā’ bint Abi Bakr reported: The Prophet3السائب بن يزيد3An-Nawwās ibn Sim‘ān reported that the Prophet (ﷺ)3Jundub ibn ‘Abdullah3Hakīm ibn Hizām3سمرة3Shaddād ibn Aws reported: There are two things which I learned by heart from the Messenger of Allah; he3Sohaib reported: The Messenger of Allah3Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah3عبدالله بن بسر3‘Adyy ibn Hātim reported: The Messenger of Allah3عروة3‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir al-Juhani3عمرو بن العاص3عوف بن مالك الأشجعي3Mu‘ādh3Wā’il ibn Hujr3واثلة بن الأسقع3ابن شهاب2Abu Ayyūb reported: The Prophet2Abu Bakr as-Siddīq2أبو ثعلبة الخشني2أبو جحيفة2أبو رافع2أبو رمثة2Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmān ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd2Abu ‘Abdullah Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah al-Ansāri2Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)2أبو هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم2Abu Wāqid al-Laythi2أسماء2الحسن2Al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib2المقداد2Al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘di Karib reported that the Prophet2An-Nawwās ibn Sim‘ān al-Ansāri2’Umm Salamah, the Mother of the Believers, reported that the Messenger of Allah2Tamīm ad-Dāri reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:2جابر بن عبدالله الأنصاري2رفاعة بن رافع الزرقي2Sa‘d2سعيد بن الحارث2سعيد بن جبير2Safīnah2Salmān reported: The Messenger of Allah2Salmān al-Fārisi reported: The Messenger of Allah2Shurayh ibn Hāni’2عائشة بنت أبي بكر2‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Samurah reported: The Messenger of Allah2عبدالله بن الزبير2‘Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhīr2عبدالله بن زيد بن عاصم المازني2عبدالله بن سرجس2‘Abdullāh ibn Mughaffal reported: The Prophet2‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān reported: The Prophet2‘Uthmān ibn Abi al-‘Ās2‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān reported: The Messenger of Allah2عروة بن الزبير2عقبة بن الحارث2عمرو بن عبسة2فاطمة بنت قيس2مالك بن الحويرث2Mahmūd ibn Labīd reported that the Messenger of Allah2مسروق2Ma‘qil ibn Yasār reported that the Messenger of Allah2Wā’il al-Hadrami reported: Salamah ibn Yazīd al-Ju‘fi asked the Messenger of Allah, saying:2Abān ibn ‘Uthmān reported: I heard ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān say: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1Ibrāhīm an-Nakha‘i reported that Hammām ibn al-Hārith1Ibn Abi Awfa1ابن أبي عمار1Abu Mulaykah1ابن أبي نعم1ابن الديلمي1ابن جبير1ابن شماسة المهري1ابن عباس -1ابن عباس وعمران بن الحصين1أبو إدريس الخولاني رحمه الله1أبو الأسود1Abu al-Ja‘d ad-Damri, who had a companionship with the Prophet, reported that the Messenger of Allah1أبو الحوراء السعدي1أبو الخطاب قتادة1Abu az-Zubayr1أبو السمح1أبو الشعثاء1Abu al-‘Abbās, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbās reported: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one day and he1أبو العباس سهل بن سعد الساعدي1أبو العلاء بن عمير1أبو الفضل العباس بن عبد المطلب1أبو المنهال1أبو المنهال سيار بن سلامة1Abu al-Hayyāj al-Asadi1أبو أمامة إياس بن ثعلبة الأنصاري الحارثي1Abu ’Umāmah Iyās ibn Tha‘labah al-Hārithi reported that the Messenger of Allah1Abu Burdah reported from his father Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari1Abu Burdah al-Ansāri reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah say:1Abu Burdah ibn Abi Mūsa1Abu Barzah al-Aslami reported that the Messenger of Allah1أبو برزة نضلة بن عبيد الأسلمي1Abu Bashīr al-Ansāri1أبو بكرة -ضي الله عنه1أبو بكرة نفيع بن الحارث الثقفي1أبو تميم الجيشاني1أبو ثعلبة1Abu Tha‘labah al-Khushani Jurthūm ibn Nāshir reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)1أبو جحيفة وهب بن عبدالله1أبو جحيفة وهب بن عبدالله السوائي1أبو جري الهجيمي1أبو جري جابر بن سليم1أبو جعفر عبدالله بن جعفر1أبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب1أبو جمرة -نصر بن عمران الضبعي1أبو جهيم بن الحارث بن الصمة الأنصاري1Abu Hāzim reported: I accompanied Abu Hurayrah for five years, and I heard him narrate from the Prophet, who1Abu Hāzim ibn Dinār1أبو حمزة أنس بن مالك1Abu Humayd as-Sā‘idi1Abu Humayd or Abu Usayd reported: The Messenger of Allah1أبو خبيب -بضم الخاء المعجمة- عبدالله بن الزبير1أبو خراش حدرد بن أبي حدرد الأسلمي1أبو ذر جندب بن جنادة1أبو ربعي حنظلة بن الربيع الأسيدي الكاتب1أبو رفاعة تميم بن أسيد1أبو رقية تميم بن أوس الداري1أبو رمثة التيمي1Abu Zuhayr ‘Umārah ibn Ru’aybah reported: The Messenger of Allah1أبو زيد الأنصاري1أبو زيد بن أخطب1أبو زيد عمرو بن أخطب الأنصاري1Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri and Abu Hurayah reported that the Prophet1أبو سعيد رافع بن المعلى1Abu Sa‘īd Sa‘d ibn Mālik ibn Sinān al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)1أبو سعيد وأبي هريرة1أبو سفيان صخر بن حرب1أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف1أبو سليمان مالك بن الحويرث1Abu Shurayh reported that the Prophet1أبو شريح -خويلد بن عمرو الخزاعي العدوي1أبو شريح خويلد بن عمرو الخزاعي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم1أبو شريح خويلد بن عمرو الخزاعي و أبي هريرة1Abu Sirmah reported: The Messenger of Allah1أبو صفوان سويد بن قيس1أبو طريف عدي بن حاتم1Abu Talhah reported: The Prophet1أبو طلحة زيد بن سهل1‘Abdur-Rahmān as-Sulami1أبو عبد الرحمن عبدالله بن عمر بن الخطاب1Abu ‘Abdullah al-Jadali reported: I asked ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, about the morals of the Messenger of Allah and she1أبو عبدالله النعمان بن بشير1أبو عبدالله جابر بن سمرة1أبو عبدالله جابر بن عبدالله1أبو عبدالله خباب بن الأرت1Abu ‘Abs ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Jabr reported that the Messenger of Allah1Abu ‘Ubayd, the ex-slave of Ibn Az'har,1أبو عزة الهذلي1أبو عطية1أبو علي سويد بن مقرن1أبو علي طلق بن علي1أبو عمرو- وقيل1أبو قتادة الحارث بن ربعي1Abu Qatādah as-Salami reported: The Messenger of Allah1أبو قتادة وأنس بن مالك1أبو قلابة عبدالله بن زيد الجرمي البصري1أبو كبشة عمرو بن سعد الأنماري1أبو لبابة بشير بن عبد المنذر1أبو مالك الأشجعي سعد بن طارق1Abu Mālik al-Ash‘ari reported: The Messenger of Allah1Abu Mālik al-Hārith ibn ‘Āsim al-Ash‘ari reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)1أبو محمد الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب - سبط رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وريحانته1Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi reported: The Messenger of Allah1أبو مريم الأزدي1Abu Muslim al-Khawlāni reported: The dear and trustworthy one, as he is dear to me and I deem him trustworthy, ‘Awf ibn Mālik al-Ashja‘i said to me:1أبو ميمونة سلمى مولى من أهل المدينة رجل صدق1أبو نجيح العرباض بن سارية1أبو نجيد عمران بن حصين الخزاعي1أبو نضرة1أبو هريرة -1Abu Hurayrah ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Sakhr reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:1Abu Hurayrah reported: The Messenger of Allah1أبو هريرة وأبي قتادة وأبي إبراهيم الأشهلي عن أبيه -وأبوه صحابي1أبو هريرة وجابر1أبو هريرة وزيد بن خالد الجهني1أبو هريرة وعبدالله بن عباس1أبو هريرة وعبدالله بن عمرو وعائشة1أبو هريرة-1أبو واقد الحارث بن عوف1أبو يحيى خريم بن فاتك1Abu Ya‘la Shaddād ibn Aws reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)1أبو يونس سليم بن جبير مولى أبي هريرة1أسامة1أسامة بن زيد بن حارثة1أسماء بنت أبي بكر الصديق1أسماء بنت عميس1أسيد بن أبي أسيد التابعي1أسيد بن حضير وأنس بن مالك1أسير بن عمرو1Al-Aswad ibn Yazīd1Al-Agharr, who was one of the Prophet's Companions, reported that the Messenger of Allah1البراء بن عازب –1الجعد1Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib reported: The Messenger of Allah1الحكم1الزبير بن عدي1السائب بن يزيد الصحابي1الصعب بن جثامة1الضحاك بن فيروز1العالية بنت سبيع1Al-‘Irbād ibn Sāriyah1الفريعة بنت مالك بن سنان1المستورد بن شداد1المسور بن مخرمة1المعرور بن سويد1Al-Mughīrah1Al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1Al-Miqdād ibn ‘Amr al-Kindi1المقدام1Al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘dikarib reported: The Messenger of Allah1’Umm ad-Dardā’ and Abu ad-Dardā’ reported that the Prophet used to say:1The Mother of the Believers, ’Umm ‘Abdullah ‘Ā’ishah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)1أم المؤمنين ميمونة بنت الحارث1أم ثابت كبشة بنت ثابت أخت حسان بن ثابت1’Umm Habībah, the Prophet's wife, reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1أم حبيبة بنت أبي سفيان1’Umm Salamah, Mother of the Believers and wife of the Prophet, reported: The Messenger of Allah1أم شريك1أم عطية نسيبة الأنصارية1’Umm Qays bint Mihsan1أم كلثوم بنت عقبة بن أبي معيط1أم ورقة بنت عبدالله بن الحارث الأنصارية1The Commander of the Believers, Abu Hafs ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:1’Umaymah bint Ruqayqah1أنس -1أنس بن سيرين1أنس بن مالك وأبي هريرة1إياس بن سلمة1Iyās ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Dhubāb reported: The Messenger of Allah1أيوب1بجالة1Buraydah ibn al-Hasīb1بريدة بن الحصيب الأسلمي1بسر بن سعيد1Some of the Prophet's wives reported that the Prophet1Bahz ibn Hakīm reported from his father from his grandfather that he1ثابت بن الضحاك1ثابت عن أنس1ثوبان مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم1جابر بن عبدالله وأبو هريرة1جابر بن يزيد بن الأسود1جابر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم1جبلة بن سحيم1جذامة بنت وهب1Jarīr reported: The Prophet1جعفر بن محمد1Jundub1جندب بن سفيان البجلي1جندب بن عبدالله البجلي1Jundub ibn ‘Abdullāh al-Qasri reported: The Messenger of Allah1Juwayriyah, Mother of the Believers,1Hārithah ibn Wahb al-Khuzā‘i reported: I heard the Prophet say:1حبيب بن مسلمة الفهري1حذيفة -1حذيفة بن اليمان وأبي هريرة1حسان بن بلال1حصين بن عبد الرحمن1حطان بن عبدالله الرقاشي1حفصة1حفصة زوج النبي1حمران مولى عثمان بن عفان1حمنة بنت جحش1حميد بن عبد الرحمن1حنظلة بن حذيم1حنظلة بن قيس1خالد بن عرفطة1Khuraym ibn Fātik reported: The Messenger of Allah1Khawlah al-Ansāriyyah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1Khawlah bint Hakīm reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1خيثمة1رافع بن خديج الأنصاري الأوسي1رافع بن سنان1رويفع1رويفع بن ثابت الأنصاري1Zirr ibn Hubaysh1زهدم بن مضرب الجرمي1زياد بن جبير1زياد بن علاقة1Ziyād ibn Labīd1زيد بن ثابت الأنصاري -1Zayd ibn Khālid reported: The Messenger of Allah1زيد مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم1زينب بنت أبي سلمة1Zaynab bint Jahsh reported: The Prophet came to her in an alarmed state, saying:1سالم بن أبي الجعد1سالم بن عبدالله بن عمر بن الخطاب1سبرة بن معبد الجهني1سبيعة الأسلمية1Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubādah reported that he1Sa‘īd ibn al-Musayyab reported that his father1سعيد بن زيد1سفيان بن عبدالله الثقفي1سلمة بن صخر1Sulaymān ibn Surad1سليمان بن يسار رحمه الله1Samurah ibn Jundab and Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah reported: The Messenger of Allah1Sahl reported that the Prophet1Sahl ibn Hunayf reported: The Prophet1سهل بن عمرو1Sahl ibn Mu‘ādh ibn Anas related from his father that the Messenger of Allah1سهيل1شقيق بن سلمة رحمه الله1شكل بن حميد1صالح بن خوات بن جبير1صخر بن وداعة الغامدي1صفوان بن أمية1Safwān ibn Muhriz reported: A man said to Ibn ‘Umar: What did you hear the Messenger of Allah say about the Najwa (secret talk)? He said: I heard him say:1صفوان بن يعلى1صفية بنت حيي1صفية بنت شيبة1طارق المحاربي1Tāriq ibn Ashīm al-Ashja‘i reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1طارق بن شهاب البجلي الأحمسي1Tāwūs reported: I found some of the Prophet's Companions say: "Everything is decreed." I heard ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar say: The Messenger of Allah1طلق بن علي1عائذ بن عمرو1عائذ بن عمرو المزني1‘Ā’ishah and ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās1عائشة وابن عباس1عائشة وأم سلمة1عاصم1عاصم الأحول1عامر1عامر بن ربيعة1عامر بن عبدالله بن الزبير1‘Ubādah reported that the Prophet1عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكرة1عبد الرحمن بن أبي عميرة وكان من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم1‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Abi Layla reported: I came across Ka‘b ibn ‘Ujrah who said: Shall I offer you a present?1عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى أنهم كانوا عند حذيفة1عبد الرحمن بن عوف1عبد الرحمن بن غنم1عبد الرحمن بن يزيد النخعي1عبد العزيز بن رفيع1عبد خير1عبد خيرقال1عبدالله ابن عباس1عبدالله بن أبي بكر بن حزم1عبدالله بن بحينة1عبدالله بن بسر الأسلمي1عبدالله بن جعفر1عبدالله بن حنين1‘Abdullah ibn Khubayb1عبدالله بن زمعة1عبدالله بن زيد بن عاصم1عبدالله بن سلام1عبدالله بن شقيق1عبدالله بن عبد الرحمان بن أبي صعصعة1عبدالله بن عتبة بن مسعود1عبدالله بن عكيم1‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah reported that they heard the Messenger of Allah speak on his wooden pulpit and say:1عبدالله بن عمر وأبي هريرة وأبي ذر1عبدالله بن عمرو بن العاص عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم1عبدالله بن عمرو بن العاصي1‘Abdullah ibn ‘Anamah1عبدالله بن كعب بن مالك1Abdullah ibn Mālik ibn Buhaynah1عبدالله بن معقل1عبدالله بن مغفل المزني1عبدالله بن وقدان السعدي1‘Abdullah ibn Yazīd al-Khatmi reported: Al-Barā’—and he is not a liar—said to me:1عبيد الله بن عبدالله بن عتبة1‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Adiyy ibn al-Khiyār1‘Ubaidullah ibn Mihsan al-Ansāri reported: The Messenger of Allah1عثمان الشحام1عثمان بن أبي العاص الثقفي1‘Adiyy ibn Hātim reported that the Prophet1عدي بن عميرة الكندي1‘Arfajah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1عروة بن الزبير عن عائشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم1‘Ikrimah1علقمة1علي بن الحسين1علي بن ربيعة1‘Ammār ibn Yāsir1عمر الجمعي1‘Umar ibn Abi Salamah1‘Amr ibn al-Hārith, the brother-in-law of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the brother of the Mother of the Believers, Juwayriyah bint al-Hārith,1عمرو بن تغلب1عمرو بن خارجة1‘Amr ibn Sulaym al-Ansāri reported: I bear witness that Abu Sa‘īd said: I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah1‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb reported from his father on the authority of his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah1‘Amr ibn ‘Āmir related that Anas ibn Mālik1عمرو بن عوف الأنصاري1عوف بن مالك -أو1عياض بن حمار أخي بني مجاشع1عياض بن حمار المجاشعي1فضالة بن عبيد1فضالة بن عبيد وسلمان الفارسي وعقبة بن عامر الجهني1Qatādah1Qatādah related:1Qutbah ibn Mālik reported: The Prophet used to say:1قيس بن أبي حازم1قيس بن طلق1Qays ibn ‘Āsim1قيس بن عباد1كبشة بنت كعب بن مالك -وكانت تحت ابن أبي قتادة1كثير بن زياد1Ka‘b ibn ‘Ujrah reported that the Messenger of Allah1كعب بن عياض1Laqīt ibn Sabirah1مالك بن أوس بن الحدثان1مجاهد1محمد بن زيد1محمد بن عباد بن جعفر1محمد بن عمرو بن عطاء1محمد بن مسلمة1محمد بن يحيى بن حبان1مرداس الأسلمي1مسلمة سعيد بن يزيد1Mus‘ab ibn Sa‘d reported: Sa‘d saw that he had superiority over those beneath him. So, the Prophet1Matar ibn ‘Ukāmis reported: The Messenger of Allah1مطرف بن عبدالله1معاذ بن أنس1معاذ بن انس1معاذ بن أنس الجهني1Mu‘ādhah1معاذة العدوية1Mu‘āwiyah al-Qushayri1معاوية بن الحكم السلمي1معاوية بن حيدة1Ma‘dān ibn Abi Talhah al-Ya‘mari1Ma‘qil ibn Yasār reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:1معن بن يزيد بن الأخنس1ميمونة1Maymūnah, Mother of the believers,1نافع بن عتبة1هانئ مولى عثمان1هشام بن حكيم بن حزام1Wābisah1Wahshiyy ibn Harb1Warrād, the scribe of Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah, related: Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah dictated to me in a letter to Mu‘āwiyah:1Yahya ibn ‘Umārah al-Māzini1يزيد بن الأسود1يزيد بن الأصم1يزيد بن حيان1يزيد بن شريك بن طارق1يسار مولى ابن عمر1يعلى بن أمية1يوسف بن عبدالله بن سلام1

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