A voice in the chain
علقمة بن قيس النخعي
علقمة بن قيس بن عبد الله بن مالك بن علقمة بن سلامان بن كهل ، ويقال : ابن كهيل بن بكر بن عوف ، ويقال : ابن المنتشر بن النخع
Appears in 214 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
علقمة بن قيس النخعي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
52
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
42
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
24
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
28
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
47
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
21
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ثبت فقيه عابد
Al-Dhahabi
قال أبو معمر : قوموا بنا إلى أشبه الناس بعبد الله هديا ودلا وسمتا ؛ فقمنا إلى علقمة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو شبل
- Lineage / nisba
- النخعي ، الكوفي
- Generation
- الثانية
- Born
- في حياة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
- Died
- 61 هـ ، أو 62 هـ ، أو 65 هـ ، أو 72 هـ ، أو 73 هـ ، ويقال : 63 هـ
- Lived in
- خوارزم ، مرو ، الكوفة
- Died in
- الكوفة
- Relatives
- عم الأسود بن يزيد ، وعبد الرحمن بن يزيد ، خال إبراهيم النخعي
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 · 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 · 1199كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِيِّ سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْنَا وَقَالَ : إِنَّ فِWe used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was praying and he used to answer our greetings. When we returned from An-Najashi (the ruler of Ethiopia), we greeted him, but he did not answer us (during the prayer) and (after6 narratorsBukhari · 1216كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ : إِنَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لَشُغْلًاI used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and (after fin6 narratorsBukhari · 1226أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ خَمْسًا , فَقِيلَ لَهُ : أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ، قَالَ : صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا ، فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا سَلَّمَOnce Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered five rak`at in the Zuhr prayer, and somebody asked him whether there was some increase in the prayer. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "What is that?" He said, "You have offered five rak`at.6 narratorsBukhari · 1905مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌWhile I was walking with `Abdullah he said, "We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, 'He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at other women, and save his pri6 narratorsBukhari · 1987هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْتَصُّ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ شَيْئًا ؟ قَالَتْ : لَا ، كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةًI asked `Aisha "Did Allah s Apostle, use to choose some special days (for fasting)?" She replied, "No, but he used to be regular (constant) (in his service of worshipping). Who amongst you can endure what Allah's Messeng7 narratorsBukhari · 3233رَأَى رَفْرَفًا أَخْضَرَ سَدَّ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِRegarding the Verse "Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his Lord, The Greatest!" (53.18) That the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky.6 narratorsBukhari · 3287، حَدَّثَنَا ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، وَقَالَ :I went to Sham (and asked. "Who is here?"), The people said, "Abu Ad-Darda." Abu Darda said, "Is the person whom Allah has protected against Satan, (as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said) amongst you". The subnarrator, Mughira s9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3317وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَاOnce we were in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a cave. Surat-al-Mursalat (77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards 21 narrators·parallel chain