A voice in the chain
أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن الزهري
عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف بن عبد عوف بن الحارث بن زهرة
Appears in 1,210 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
أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن الزهري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
No onward narrator is recorded
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
284
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
250
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
154
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
130
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
253
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
139
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو سلمة
- Lineage / nisba
- المدني, الزهري, القرشي
- Died
- 94
- Lived in
- المدينة
- Died in
- المدينة
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
No names recorded.
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
No names recorded.
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 4يَأَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ { 1 } قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ { 2 }"While I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and cam9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 38مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven."5 narratorsBukhari · 112أَنَّ خُزَاعَةَ قَتَلُوا رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ عَامَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ بِقَتِيلٍ مِنْهُمْ قَتَلُوهُ ، فَأُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَرَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَخَطَبَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الIn the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. So he rode his Rahila (she-c5 narratorsBukhari · 179يَتَوَضَّأُ كَمَا يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلَاةِ وَيَغْسِلُ ذَكَرَهُI asked `Uthman bin `Affan about a person who engaged in intercourse but did no discharge. `Uthman replied, "He should perform ablution like the one for an ordinary prayer but he must wash his penis." `Uthman added, "I h7 narratorsBukhari · 202حَدَّثَنَا أَصْبَغُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ الْمِصْرِيُّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) passed wet hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather)." 'Abdullah bin 'Umar asked 'Umar about it. 'Umar replied in the affirmative and added, "Whenever Sa'd13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 204حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيِّ ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلMy father said, "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) passing wet hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather)."9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 205رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى عِمَامَتِهِ وَخُفَّيْهِMy father said, "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) passing wet hands over his turban and Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather).11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 242كُلُّ شَرَابٍ أَسْكَرَ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram (forbidden to drink).5 narratorsBukhari · 251فَدَعَتْ بِإِنَاءٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ صَاعٍ ، فَاغْتَسَلَتْ وَأَفَاضَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَبَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا حِجَابٌ`Aisha's brother and I went to `Aisha and he asked her about the bath of the Prophet. She brought a pot containing about a Sa` of water and took a bath and poured it over her head and at that time there was a screen betw10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 275أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَعُدِّلَتِ الصُّفُوفُ قياما ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ جُنُبٌ ، فَقَالَ لَنَا : مَكَانَكُمْ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ Once the call (Iqama) for the prayer was announced and the rows were straightened. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out; and when he stood up at his Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he ordered us to stay at our p11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 286حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، وَشَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ، أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْقُدُ وَهُوَ جُنُI asked 'Aisha "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) use to sleep while he was Junub?" She replied, "Yes, but he used to perform ablution (before going to bed).5 narratorsBukhari · 292يَتَوَضَّأُ كَمَا يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلَاةِ وَيَغْسِلُ ذَكَرَهُI asked `Uthman bin `Affan about a man who engaged in the sexual intercourse with his wife but did not discharge. `Uthman replied, "He should perform ablution like that for the prayer after washing his private parts." `U12 narrators·parallel chain