A voice in the chain
خالد بن عبد الله الطحان
خالد بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن يزيد.
Appears in 170 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
خالد بن عبد الله الطحان
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
48
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
42
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
63
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
6
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
5
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
6
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ثبت.
Al-Dhahabi
أحد العلماء ، ثقة ، عابد.
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو الهيثم ، ويقال: أبو محمد.
- Laqab
- الحافظ ، الطحان
- Lineage / nisba
- الحافظ ، الطحان ، المزني مولاهم ، الواسطي.
- Generation
- الثامنة.
- Born
- 110 هـ.
- Died
- 179 هـ ، أو 182 هـ ، وقيل : 183 هـ.
- Lived in
- واسط
- Died in
- واسط.
- Relatives
- يقال : إنه مولى النعمان بن مقرن المزني ، وابنه : محمد بن خالد بن عبد الله الواسطي.
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 191أَنَّهُ أَفْرَغَ مِنَ الْإِنَاءِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ أَوْ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ كَفَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثًا ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ،(on the authority of his father) `Abdullah bin Zaid poured water on his hands from a utensil containing water and washed them and then with one handful of water he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose by putting water i5 narratorsBukhari · 302كَانَتْ إِحْدَانَا إِذَا كَانَتْ حَائِضًا فَأَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُبَاشِرَهَا أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَّزِرَ فِي فَوْرِ حَيْضَتِهَا ، ثُمَّ يُبَاشِرُهَا ، قَالَتْ : وَأَيُّكُمْ يَمْلِك(on the authority of his father) `Aisha said "Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses), he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her." `Aisha added, "None 9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 309أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعَهُ بَعْضُ نِسَائِهِ وَهِيَ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ تَرَى الدَّمَ ، فَرُبَّمَا وَضَعَتِ الطَّسْتَ تَحْتَهَا مِنَ الدَّمِ ، وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَأَتْ مَاءَ الْعُصOnce one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) did I'tikaf along with him and she was getting bleeding in between her periods. She used to see the blood (from her private parts) and she would perhaps put a dish under her for t5 narratorsBukhari · 379كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَأَنَا حِذَاءَهُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ وَرُبَّمَا أَصَابَنِي ثَوْبُهُ إِذَا سَجَدَ ، قَالَتْ : وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِMaimuna said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was praying while I was in my menses, sitting beside him and sometimes his clothes would touch me during his prostration." Maimuna added, "He prayed on a Khumra (a small mat sufficien5 narratorsBukhari · 518كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَأَنَا إِلَى جَنْبِهِ نَائِمَةٌ ، فَإِذَا سَجَدَ أَصَابَنِي ثَوْبُهُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray while I used to sleep beside him during my periods (menses) and in prostration his garment used to touch me.8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 624بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ ثَلَاثًا لِمَنْ شَاءَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said thrice, "There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama)," and added, "For the one who wants to pray."5 narratorsBukhari · 737أَنَّهُ رَأَى مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحُوَيْرِثِ إِذَا صَلَّى كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَحَدَّثَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهI saw Malik bin Huwairith saying Takbir and raising both his hands (on starting the prayers and raising his hands on bowing and also on raising his head after bowing. Malik bin Huwairith said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did 5 narratorsBukhari · 784فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا رَفَعَ وَكُلَّمَا وَضَعَI offered the prayer with `Ali in Basra and he made us remember the prayer which we used to pray with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). `Ali said Takbir on each rising and bowing.6 narratorsBukhari · 1040كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَانْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَدَخَلْنَا فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْWe were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when the sun eclipsed. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up dragging his cloak till he entered the Mosque. He led us in a two-rak`at prayer till the sun (eclipse) had cleared. Then the Prophe5 narratorsBukhari · 1048إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يُخَوِّفُ بِهَا عِبَادَهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said "The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the signs of Allah and they do not eclipse because of the death of someone but Allah frightens His devotees with them."16 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1136أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ لِلتَّهَجُّدِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَشُوصُ فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak.5 narratorsBukhari · 1520يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، نَرَى الْجِهَادَ أَفْضَلَ الْعَمَلِ ، أَفَلَا نُجَاهِدُ ؟ ، قَالَ : لَا ، لَكِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْجِهَادِ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ(the mother of the faithful believers) I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We consider Jihad as the best deed." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj Mabrur. "5 narrators