Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
كعب بن مالك الأنصاري
كعب بن مالك بن أبي كعب : عمرو بن القين بن كعب بن سواد بن غنم بن كعب بن سلمة
Appears in 81 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
كعب بن مالك الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
27
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
16
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
14
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
4
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
14
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
6
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي مشهور
Al-Dhahabi
أحد الثلاثة ، عقبي ، من شعراء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عبد الله ، ويقال : أبو بشير ، ويقال : أبو عبد الرحمن ، ويقال : أبو محمد
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، السلمي ، المدني ، الشاعر
- Generation
- صحابي
- Died
- في خلافة علي ، أو أيام قتل علي بن أبي طالب ، أو في سنة 51 هـ ، وقيل : 50 هـ وبه جزم الواقدي وأبو حاتم
- Lived in
- المدينة
- Died in
- الشام ، أو المدينة
- Relatives
- آخى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم بينه وبين الزبير ، وقيل : طلحة ، أمه : ليلى بنت زيد بن ثعلبة من بني سلمة ، أولاده : عبد الله ، وعبد الرحمن ، وعبيد الله ، ومعبد ، ومحمد ، وابن ابنه : عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 457ضَعْ مِنْ دَيْنِكَ هَذَا وَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ أَيِ الشَّطْرَ ، قَالَ : لَقَدْ فَعَلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : قُمْ فَاقْضِهِIn the mosque l asked Ibn Abi Hadrad to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew louder. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard that while he was in his house. So he came to us raising the curtain of his room and said,6 narratorsBukhari · 471فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى كَشَفَ سِجْفَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَنَادَى يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : يَا كَعْبُ ، قَالَ : لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ أَDuring the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the mosque to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew so loud that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. So he ca6 narratorsBukhari · 2304أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ غَنَمٌ تَرْعَى بِسَلْعٍ ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَنَا بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِنَا مَوْتًا ، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ : لَا تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللWe had some sheep which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people, "Don't eat it till I ask the Prophet about it8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2418أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمKa`b demanded his debt back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque and their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his room and addresse6 narratorsBukhari · 2424حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ ، وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بThat 'Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad Al-Aslami owed him some debt. Ka'b met him and caught hold of him and they started talking and their voices grew loudest. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by them and addressed Ka'b, pointing out to h9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2706أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ مَالٌ ، فَلَقِيَهُ ، فَلَزِمَهُ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا ، فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا 'Abdullah bin Abu Hadrad Al-Aslami owed Ka'b bin Malik some money. One day the latter met the former and demanded his right, and their voices grew very loud. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by them and said, "O Ka'b," beckoning w6 narratorsBukhari · 2710أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهThat Ka`b bin Malik told him that in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he demanded his debt from Ibn Abu Hadrad in the Mosque. Their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house.8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2757أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ ، قُلْتُ : فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَWhen the Holy Verse 'By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, it means here Allah's Reward i.e., Paradise), unless you spend of that which you love..', (V 392) was revealed, Abu Talha went to Allah's M7 narratorsBukhari · 2947وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيدُ غَزْوَةً إِلَّا وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَاWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to lead a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one would understand that he was going to a different destination .7 narratorsBukhari · 2948قَلَّمَا يُرِيدُ غَزْوَةً يَغْزُوهَا إِلَّا وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ غَزْوَةُ تَبُوكَ ، فَغَزَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ سَفَرًا بَعِيدًا ، وَمَفَازًا "Scarcely did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out for a journey on a day other than Thursday."6 narratorsBukhari · 2949يَخْرُجُ إِذَا خَرَجَ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلَّا يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ"Scarcely did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out for a journey on a day other than Thursday."3 narratorsBukhari · 2950خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ، وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِThe Prophet (ﷺ) set out on Thursday for the Ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out (i.e. travel) on Thursdays.6 narrators