A voice in the chain
إبراهيم النخعي
إبراهيم بن يزيد بن قيس بن الأسود بن عمرو بن ربيعة بن ذهل بن ربيعة بن ذهل بن سعد بن مالك بن النخع
Appears in 581 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
إبراهيم النخعي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
148
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
126
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
59
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
55
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
135
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
58
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة إلا أنه يرسل كثيرا
Al-Dhahabi
وكان عجبا في الورع ، والخير متوقيا للشهرة ، رأسا في العلم
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عمران
- Lineage / nisba
- النخعي ، الكوفي
- Generation
- الخامسة
- Born
- 38 هـ ، أو 50 هـ
- Died
- 94 هـ ، أو 95 هـ ، أو 96 هـ
- Lived in
- العراق ، الكوفة
- Relatives
- أمه مليكة بنت يزيد ، وخالاه الأسود ، وعبد الرحمن ابنا يزيد
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 32لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ سورة الأنعام آية 82 ، قَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَيُّنَا لَمْ يَظْلِمْ ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلّWhen the following Verse was revealed "It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides Allah.)" (683), the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, "Who is amongst us who had9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 125بَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي خَرِبِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَسِيبٍ مَعَهُ ، فَمَرَّ بِنَفَرٍ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ : سَلُوهُ عَنِ الرّWhile I was going with the Prophet (ﷺ) through the ruins of Medina and he was reclining on a date-palm leaf stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the others Ask him (the Prophet) about the spirit. Some of them6 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 · 299حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمThe Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in I'tikaf, he used to b6 narratorsBukhari · 387رَأَيْتُ جَرِيرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بَالَ ، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَسُئِلَ ، فَقَالَ : رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ هَذَاHammam bin Al-Harith said, "I saw Jarir bin 'Abdullah urinating. Then he performed ablution and passed his (wet) hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather), stood up and prayed. He was asked about it6 narratorsBukhari · 401صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ : لَا أَدْرِي زَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ ، قِيلَ لَهُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ ، قَالَ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ قَالُوThe Prophet (ﷺ) prayed (and the sub-narrator Ibrahim said, "I do not know whether he prayed more or less than usual"), and when he had finished the prayers he was asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Has there been any chang6 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 · 508أَعَدَلْتُمُونَا بِالْكَلْبِ وَالْحِمَارِ ، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي مُضْطَجِعَةً عَلَى السَّرِيرِ فَيَجِيءُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَتَوَسَّطُ السَّرِيرَ فَيُصَلِّي ، فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُسَنِّحَهُ ، فَأَDo you make us (women) equal to dogs and donkeys? While I used to lie in my bed, the Prophet (ﷺ) would come and pray facing the middle of the bed. I used to consider it not good to stand in front of him in his prayers. S6 narratorsBukhari · 511رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَإِنِّي لَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعَةٌ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ ، فَتَكُونُ لِي الْحَاجَةُ فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْتَقْبِلَهُ فَأَنْسَلُّ انْسِلَاThe things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people)." I said, "You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I sa10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 514شَبَّهْتُمُونَا بِالْحُمُرِ وَالْكِلَابِ ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَإِنِّي عَلَى السَّرِيرِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ مُضْطَجِعَةً ، فَتَبْدُو لِي الْحَاجَةُ فThe things which annul prayer were mentioned before me (and those were) a dog, a donkey and a woman. I said, "You have compared us (women) to donkeys and dogs. By Allah! I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying while I used to lie 10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 664كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَذَكَرْنَا الْمُوَاظَبَةَ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَالتَّعْظِيمَ لَهَا ، قَالَتْ :"We were with `Aisha discussing the regularity of offering the prayer and dignifying it. She said, 'When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fell sick with the fatal illness and when the time of prayer became due and Adhan was pronoun10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 676كَانَ يَكُونُ فِي مِهْنَةِ أَهْلِهِ تَعْنِي خِدْمَةَ أَهْلِهِ ، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِThat he asked 'Aisha "What did the Prophet (ﷺ) use to do in his house?" She replied, "He used to keep himself busy serving his family and when it was the time for prayer he would go for it."6 narrators