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A voice in the chain

أبو داود الطيالسي

سليمان بن داود بن الجارود

Appears in 301 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

أبو داود الطيالسي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

12

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

43

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

27

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

131

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

59

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

29

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة حافظ ، غلط في أحاديث

Al-Dhahabi

الحافظ ، قال الكديمي سرد ثلاثين ألفا ولا فخر ، ومع ثقته ، فقال إبراهيم بن سعيد الجوهري : أخطأ في ألف حديث

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو داود
Laqab
الحافظ
Known as
أبو داود الطيالسي
Lineage / nisba
الطيالسي ، البصري ، الفارسي الأصل ، القرشى مولاهم ، الحافظ
Generation
التاسعة
Born
133 هـ ، وقيل : 132 هـ
Died
203 هـ ، أو 204 هـ
Lived in
البصرة
Died in
البصرة
Travelled to
أصبهان ، بغداد
Relatives
مولى لآل الزبير بن العوام ، أمه فارسية كانت مولاة لبني نصر بن معاوية

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

301 total
Bukhari · 625كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُصَلُّون"When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, some of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) would proceed to the pillars of the mosque (for the prayer) till the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived and in this way they used to pray two rak`at 7 narratorsBukhari · 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 · 1495أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُتِيَ بِلَحْمٍ تُصُدِّقَ بِهِ عَلَى بَرِيرَةَ ، فَقَالَ : هُوَ عَلَيْهَا صَدَقَةٌ ، وَهُوَ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌSome meat was presented to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and it had been given to Barira (the freed slave-girl of Aisha) in charity. He said, "This meat is a thing of charity for Barira but it is a gift for us."9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3604يُهْلِكُ النَّاسَ هَذَا الْحَيُّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ، قَالُوا : فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا ، قَالَ : لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ اعْتَزَلُوهُمْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This branch from Quraish will ruin the people." The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "What do you order us to do (then)?" He said, "I would suggest that the people keep away from them.''12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4153حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ , عَنْ سَعِيدٍ , عَنْ قَتَادَةَ , قُلْتُ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ , بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , كَانَ يَقُولُ : " كَI said to Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, "I have been informed that Jabir bin `Abdullah said that the number (of Al-Hudaibiya Muslim warriors) was 1400." Sa`id said to me, "Jabir narrated to me that they were 1500 who gave the P9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4155وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي , حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ , عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ , حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أَوْفَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا : كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الشَّجَرَةِ أ'Abdullah bin Abi 'Aufa said, "The people (who gave the Pledge of allegiance) under the Tree numbered 1300 and the number of Bani Aslam was 1/8 of the Emigrants."8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4344يَسِّرَا وَلَا تُعَسِّرَا ، وَبَشِّرَا وَلَا تُنَفِّرَا ، وَتَطَاوَعَاThat the Prophet (ﷺ) sent his (i.e. Abu Burda's) grandfather, Abu Musa and Mu`adh to Yemen and said to both of them "Facilitate things for the people (Be kind and lenient) and do not make things difficult (for people), a17 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4345يَسِّرَا وَلَا تُعَسِّرَا ، وَبَشِّرَا وَلَا تُنَفِّرَا ، وَتَطَاوَعَاThat the Prophet (ﷺ) sent his (i.e. Abu Burda's) grandfather, Abu Musa and Mu`adh to Yemen and said to both of them "Facilitate things for the people (Be kind and lenient) and do not make things difficult (for people), a17 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4416أَلَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى ؟ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ نَبِيٌّ بَعْدِيAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out for Tabuk. appointing `Ali as his deputy (in Medina). `Ali said, "Do you want to leave me with the children and women?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Will you not be pleased that you will be to me 10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4923حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، وَغَيْرُهُ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ،عَنْ جَابِرِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I was in a seclusion in the cave of Hira........."(similar to the narration related by 'Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444 above).9 narratorsBukhari · 6507مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ ، أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ ، كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who-ever loves to meet Allah, Allah (too) loves to meet him and who-ever hates to meet Allah, Allah (too) hates to meet him". `Aisha, or some of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "But we dislike d13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7172حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْعَقَدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي ، قَالَ : بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبِيThe Prophet (ﷺ) sent my father and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to 13 narrators·parallel chain