Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
عتبان بن مالك الأنصاري
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عتبان بن مالك بن عمرو بن العجلان بن زيد بن غنم بن سالم بن عوف بن عمرو بن عوف بن الخزرج ، وقيل: عتبان بن مالك بن ثعلبة بن العجلان بن عمرو بن العجلان بن زيد بن سالم بن عوف بن عمرو بن عوف بن الخزرج
Appears in 21 hadith across the six canonical collections.
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مُحَمَّد ﷺ
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عتبان بن مالك الأنصاري
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صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
12
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
5
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
0
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
0
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
3
سنن ابن ماجه
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1
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Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي شهير
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- ابنه عبد الرحمن ، وآخا النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - بينه ، وبين عمر بن الخطاب
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Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 424أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَاهُ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ لَكَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ ؟ قَالَ : فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى مَكَانٍ ، فَكَبَّرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهThe Prophet (ﷺ) came to my house and said, "Where do you like me to pray?" I pointed to a place. The Prophet then said, "Allahu Akbar", and we aligned behind him and he offered a two-rak'at prayer.5 narratorsBukhari · 425أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي ، فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْأَمْطَارُ سَالَ الْوَادِي الَّذِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَwho was one of the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and one of the Ansar's who took part in the battle of Badr I came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I have weak eyesight and I lead my peop6 narratorsBukhari · 667يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّهَا تَكُونُ الظُّلْمَةُ وَالسَّيْلُ وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ ، فَصَلِّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلَّى ، فَجَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ `Itban bin Malik used to lead his people (tribe) in prayer and was a blind man, he said to Allah's Apostle , "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! At times it is dark and flood water is flowing (in the valley) and I am blind man, so5 narratorsBukhari · 686اسْتَأْذَنَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ ؟ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّ ، فَقَامَ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ سThe Prophet (came to my house and) asked permission for entering and I allowed him. He asked, "Where do you like me to pray in your house?" I pointed to a place which I liked. He stood up for prayer and we aligned behind6 narratorsBukhari · 838صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمْنَا حِينَ سَلَّمَWe prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) and used to finish our prayer with the Taslim along with him.6 narratorsBukhari · 840إِنِّي أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَإِنَّ السُّيُولَ تَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي ، فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَ فَصَلَّيْتَ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا حَتَّى أَتَّخِذَهُ مَسْجِدًا ، فَقَالَ : أَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ،I remember Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and also the mouthful of water which he took from a bucket in our house and ejected (on me). I heard from `Itban bin Malik Al-Ansari, who was one from Bani Salim, saying, "I used to lead 1 narratorsBukhari · 1186فَزَعَمَ مَحْمُودٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصارِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي that he remembered Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he also remembered a mouthful of water which he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house. Mahmud said that he had heard `Itban bin Malik, wh1 narratorsBukhari · 4009حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ , عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ , عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ , أَخْبَرَنِي مَحْمُودُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ , أَنَّ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللThat `Itban bin Malik who was one of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) and one of the warriors of Badr, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).6 narratorsBukhari · 4010حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ هُوَ ابْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ ،قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ الْحُصَيْنَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُوَ أَحَدُ بَنِي سَالِمٍ وَهُوَ مِنْ سَرَاتِهِمْ ، عَنْ حَI asked Al-Husain bin Muhammad who was one of the sons of Salim and one of the nobles amongst them, about the narration of Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi 'from `Itban bin Malik, and he confirmed it.7 narratorsBukhari · 5401أَنَّ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يwho attended the Badr battle and was from the Ansar, that he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in the prayer (as an Imam). When it rains, the valley which 8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 6423لَنْ يُوَافِيَ عَبْدٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، يَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ، إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ النَّارَwho was one of the men of the tribe of Bani Salim Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me and said, "If anybody comes on the Day of Resurrection who has said La ilaha illal-lah, sincerely, with the intention to win Allah's Plea1 narratorsBukhari · 6938مِنَّا ذَلِكَ مُنَافِقٌ لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَلَا تَقُولُوهُ يَقُولُ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، يَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : بَلَى ، Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me in the morning, and a man among us said, "Where is Malik bin Ad- Dukhshun?" Another man from us replied, "He is a hypocrite who does not love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet (ﷺ) 6 narrators