A voice in the chain
الحكم بن عتيبة الكندي
الحكم بن عتيبة
Appears in 274 hadith across the six canonical collections.
An abridged path through the isnād
From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
Immediate teacher layer
Received from
الحكم بن عتيبة الكندي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
55
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
52
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
41
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
28
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
65
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
33
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ثبت فقيه ، إلا أنه ربما دلس
Al-Dhahabi
عابد قانت ثقة ، صاحب سنة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو محمد ، ويقال : أبو عبد الله ، ويقال : أبو عمر
- Lineage / nisba
- الكندي مولاهم ، ويقال : الكوفي ، العجلي
- Generation
- الخامسة
- Born
- 47 هـ ، أو 50 هـ
- Died
- 113 هـ ، أو 114 هـ ، أو 115 وقيل 110 هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Travelled to
- المدينة
- Relatives
- مولى عدي بن عدي الكندي ، ويقال : مولى امرأة من كندة
- School
- كان فيه تشيع إلا أن ذلك لم يظهر منه
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 117بِتُّ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَهَا فِي لَيْلَتِهَا ، فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى الI stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maimuna bint Al-Harith (the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) while the Prophet (ﷺ) was there with her during her night turn. The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the `Isha' prayer (in the mosque), 5 narratorsBukhari · 180إِذَا أُعْجِلْتَ أَوْ قُحِطْتَ فَعَلَيْكَ الْوُضُوءُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent for a Ansari man who came with water dropping from his head. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Perhaps we have forced you to hurry up, haven't we?" The Ansari replied, "Yes." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 187حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جُحَيْفَةَ ، يَقُولُ : " خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ ، The Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and face in it and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal), "Drink from the tumbler and pour so4 narratorsBukhari · 271كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ الطِّيبِ فِي مَفْرِقِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌIt is as if I am just looking at the glitter of scent in the parting of the Prophet's head hair while he was a Muhrim.6 narratorsBukhari · 338إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا ، فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَفَّيْهِ الْأَرْضَ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِمَا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِA man came to `Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no water was available." `Ammar bin Yasir said to `Umar, "Do you remember that you and I (became Junub while both of us) were together on a journey and you7 narratorsBukhari · 339وَضَرَبَ شُعْبَةُ بِيَدَيْهِ الْأَرْضَ ، ثُمَّ أَدْنَاهُمَا مِنْ فِيهِ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ(on the authority of his father who said) 'Ammar said so (the above Statement). And Shu'ba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and brought them close to his mouth (blew off the dust) and passed them over his face an16 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 340حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ عُمَرَ ، وَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ : كthat while he was in the company of 'Umar, 'Ammar said to 'Umar, "We were in a detachment and became Junub and I blew the dust off my hands (performed the rolling over the earth and prayed.)"7 narratorsBukhari · 341حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَمَّارٌ لِعُمَرَ :`Ammar said to `Umar "I rolled myself in the dust and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face and the backs of the hands is sufficient for you.' "7 narratorsBukhari · 342حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ : وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .As above.7 narratorsBukhari · 343فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) stroked the earth with his hands and then passed them over his face and the backs of his hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).8 narratorsBukhari · 404صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ خَمْسًا ، فَقَالُوا : أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، قَالَ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ قَالُوا : صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا ، فَثَنَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ"Once the Prophet (ﷺ) offered five rak`at in Zuhr prayer. He was asked, "Is there an increase in the prayer?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "And what is it?" They said, "You have prayed five rak`at.' So he bent his legs and perf7 narratorsBukhari · 501خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ فَصَلَّى بِالْبَطْحَاءِ الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَنَصَبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةً وَتَوَضَّأَ ، فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِوَضُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out at midday and offered a two-rak`at Zuhr and `Asr prayers at Al-Batha and a short spear (or stick) was planted in front of him (as a Sutra). He performed ablution and the people took the rem4 narrators