A voice in the chain
عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله المسعودي
عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن عبد الله بن مسعود
Appears in 39 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
عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله المسعودي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
1
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
11
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
11
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
6
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
10
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صدوق ، اختلط قبل موته ، وضابطه : أن من سمع منه ببغداد فبعد الاختلاط
Al-Dhahabi
من كبار العلماء
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Lineage / nisba
- المسعودي ، الكوفي ، الهذلي
- Generation
- السابعة
- Died
- 160 هـ ، وقيل : 165 هـ
- Lived in
- بغداد, الكوفة, مكة
- Died in
- بغداد
- Travelled to
- مكة ، و بغداد
- Relatives
- أخو : أبو العميس عتبة 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 · 1027خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَسْتَسْقِي وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُ"The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to the Musalla to offer the Istisqa' prayer, faced the Qibla and offered a two rak`at prayer and turned his cloak inside out." Narrated Abu Bakr, "The Prophet (ﷺ) put the right side of his cloak8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 507أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَصَلَّى يَعْنِي نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَNarrated Muadh ibn Jabal: Prayer passed through three stages and fasting also passed through three stages. The narrator Nasr reported the rest of the tradition completely. The narrator, Ibn al-Muthanna, narrated the stor8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 530عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أَقُولَ عِنْدَ أَذَانِ الْمَغْرِبِ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا إِقْبَالُ لَيْلِكَ وَإِدْبَارُ نَهَارِكَ وَأَصْوَاتُ دُعَاتِكَ فَاغْفِرْ لِيNarrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me to say when the adhan for the sunset prayer was called; "O Allah, this is the time when Thy night comes on, Thy day retires, and the voices of Thy s6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 550حَافِظُوا عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ حَيْثُ يُنَادَى بِهِنَّ ، فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْهُدَى ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَرَعَ لِنَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُنَنَ الْهُدَى ، وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وAbdullah bin Masud said: Persevere in observing these five times of prayer where the announcement for them is made, because they are from the paths of right guidance. And Allah, the Might, the Majestic, has laid down for6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 725رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ التَّكْبِيرَةِWail bin Hujr said: He saw that when the Prophet ﷺ stood up to pray he raised his hands till they were in front of his shoulders and placed his thumbs opposite his ears; then he uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great).6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1037حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْجُشَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ ، قَالَ : صَلَّى بِنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَنَهَضَ فِيNarrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: Ziyad ibn Ilaqah said: Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah led us in prayer and he stood up at the end of two rak'ahs. We said: Glory be to Allah; he also said: Glory be to Allah, and he proceeded. Wh11 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2734حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، حَدَّثَنِي الْمَسْعُودِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ الNarrated Abu Umrah (al-Ansari?): We four persons, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we (i. e. each one of us) had horses. He therefore, allotted one portion for each of us, and two portions for his horse.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2735حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ آلِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ : ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ زَادَ فَكَانThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu ‘Umrah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. But this version has “Three Persons” and added “To the horseman three portions. ”5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3284أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَارِيَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ عَلَيَّ رَقَبَةً مُؤْمِنَةً ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : أَيْنَ اللَّهُ ؟ ، فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِNarrated Abu Hurairah: A man brought the Prophet ﷺ a black slave girl. He said: Messenger of Allah, emancipation of believing slave is due to me. He asked her: Where is Allah ? She pointed to the heaven with her finger. 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4278أُمَّتِي هَذِهِ أُمَّةٌ مَرْحُومَةٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا عَذَابٌ فِي الْآخِرَةِ ، عَذَابُهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا الْفِتَنُ وَالزَّلَازِلُ وَالْقَتْلُNarrated Abu Musa: The Prophet ﷺ said: This people of mine is one to which mercy is shown. It will have no punishment in the next world, but its punishment in this world will be trials, earthquakes and being killed.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4357حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ : فَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ حَتَّى ضُرِبَ عُنُقُهُ وَمَا اسْتَتَابَهُ . The tradition mention above has also been transmitted by Abu Musa through a different chain if narrators. But there is no mention of demand of repentance.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5087مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ : اللَّهُمَّ مَا حَلَفْتُ مِنْ حَلِفٍ ، أَوْ قُلْتُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ ، أَوْ نَذَرْتُ مِنْ نَذْرٍ ، فَمَشِيئَتُكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ ، مَا شِئْتَ كَانَ وَمَا لَمْ تَشَأْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ، اللَّهNarrated Abu Dharr: If anyone says in the morning: "O Allah! whatever oath I take, whatever word I speak, and whatever vow I take, Thine will precedes all that: whatever Thou willeth, occurs, and whatever Thou dost not w5 narrators