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A voice in the chain

أزهر بن سعد الباهلي

أزهر بن سعد

Appears in 23 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

أزهر بن سعد الباهلي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

8

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

6

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

1

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

5

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

3

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

0

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

حجة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو بكر
Laqab
الحافظ
Lineage / nisba
الحافظ ، السمان ، الباهلي مولاهم ، البصري
Generation
التاسعة
Born
111 هـ
Died
203 هـ ، وقيل : 207 هـ
Lived in
البصرة
Relatives
الباهلي مولاهم ، ابن بنته بشر بن آدم

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

23 total
Bukhari · 3613مَا شَأْنُكَ ، فَقَالَ : شَرٌّ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ ، قَالَ : كَذَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) noticed the absence of Thabit bin Qais. A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I shall bring you his news." So he went to him and saw him sitting in his house drooping his head (sadly). He asked Thabit, "W5 narratorsBukhari · 3813تِلْكَ الرَّوْضَةُ : الْإِسْلَامُ , وَذَلِكَ الْعَمُودُ : عَمُودُ الْإِسْلَامِ , وَتِلْكَ الْعُرْوَةُ : عُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى , فَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ حَتَّى تَمُوتَWhile I was sitting in the Mosque of Medina, there entered a man (Abdullah bin Salam) with signs of solemnity over his face. The people said, "He is one of the people of Paradise." He prayed two light rak`at and then lef12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4333أَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالشَّاةِ وَالْبَعِيرِ وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟When it was the day of (the battle of) Hunain, the Prophet (ﷺ) confronted the tribe of Hawazin while there were ten-thousand (men) besides the Tulaqa' (i.e. those who had embraced Islam on the day of the Conquest of Mecc5 narratorsBukhari · 4459أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَنْ قَالَهُ ؟ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنِّي لَمُسْنِدَتُهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي ، فَدَعَا بِالطَّسْIt was mentioned in the presence of 'Aisha that the Prophet (ﷺ) had appointed 'Ali as successor by will. Thereupon she said, "Who said so? I saw the Prophet, while I was supporting him against my chest. He asked for a tr6 narratorsBukhari · 4846اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ، وَلَكِنَّكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِThe Prophet (ﷺ) missed Thabit bin Qais for a period (So he inquired about him). A man said. "O Allah's Apostle! I will bring you his news." So he went to Thabit and found him sitting in his house and bowing his head. The5 narratorsBukhari · 5433أَتَى مَوْلًى لَهُ خَيَّاطًا ، فَأُتِيَ بِدُبَّاءٍ ، فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُهُ ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحِبُّهُ مُنْذُ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to (the house of) his slave tailor, and he was offered (a dish of) gourd of which he started eating. I have loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) eating it.5 narratorsBukhari · 7014رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي رَوْضَةٍ وَوَسَطَ الرَّوْضَةِ عَمُودٌ فِي أَعْلَى الْعَمُودِ عُرْوَةٌ ، فَقِيلَ لِي ، ارْقَهْ ، قُلْتُ ، لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ، فَأَتَانِي وَصِيفٌ فَرَفَعَ ثِيَابِي ، فَرَقِيتُ ، فَاسْتَمْسَكْتُ بِالْعُر(In a dream) I saw myself in a garden, and there was a pillar in the middle of the garden, and there was a handhold at the top of the pillar. I was asked to climb it. I said, "I cannot." Then a servant came and lifted up9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7094اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَأْمِنَا ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي يَمَنِنَا ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَفِي نَجْدِنَا ؟ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَأْمِنَا ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي يمننا ، The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The People said, "And also on our Najd." He said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham (north)! O Al5 narratorsMuslim · 1341وحَدَّثَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُفَضَّلِ . ح ، قَالَ : وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنِي أَزْهَرُ جَمِيعًا ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ 7 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 4186أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ أَعْطَيْتَهُ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : أَلَيْسَ تُرِيدُ مِنْهُمُ الْبِرَّ مِثْلَ مَا تُرِيدُ مِنْ ذَا ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَإِنِّي لَا أَشْهَدُ ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ : فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ مُحَمَّ5 narratorsMuslim · 4225وحَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَزْهَرُ السَّمَّانُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ7 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 4356لَنْ تَزَالُوا بِخَيْرٍ يَا أَهْلَ الشَّامِ مَا دَامَ فِيكُمْ هَذَا أَوْ مِثْلُ هَذَا8 narrators·parallel chain