Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
أبي بن كعب الأنصاري
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أبي بن كعب بن قيس بن عبيد بن زيد بن معاوية بن عمرو وهو حديلة ، وهو اسم أمه ، ويقال لبني عمرو هذا بنو حديلة وهو ابن مالك بن النجار ، واسمه تيم اللات ، ويقال : تيم الله بن ثعلبة بن عمرو بن الخزرج الأكبر
Appears in 123 hadith across the six canonical collections.
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From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
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أبي بن كعب الأنصاري
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صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
19
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
21
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
26
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
24
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
12
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
21
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Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
من فضلاء الصحابة
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- أبو المنذر ، ويقال: أبو الطفيل
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- الأنصاري ، الخزرجي ، المدني ، البدري
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- أمه صهيلة بنت الأسود عمة أبي طلحة زيد بن سهل بن الأسود ، أولاده : الطفيل وعبد الله ومحمد ، من بني عامر بن مالك بن النجار
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Bukhari · 122قَامَ مُوسَى النَّبِيُّ خَطِيبًا فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَسُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ ؟ فَقَالَ : أَنَا أَعْلَمُ ، فَعَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ الْعِلْمَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ عَI said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf-Al-Bakali claims that Moses (the companion of Khadir) was not the Moses of Bani Israel but he was another Moses." Ibn `Abbas remarked that the enemy of Allah (Nauf) was a liar. Narrated Ubai b6 narratorsBukhari · 293يَغْسِلُ مَا مَسَّ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّيI asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about a man who engages in sexual intercourse with his wife but does not discharge. He replied, "He should wash the parts which comes in contact with the private parts of the woman, perform 6 narratorsBukhari · 2267فَانْطَلَقَا ، فَوَجَدَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ ، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ : بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَقَامَ ، قَالَ يَعْلَى : حَسِبْتُ أَنْ سَعِيدًا ، قَالَ : فَمَسَحَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَاسْتَقَامَ ، لَوْ شِئْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall." Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then rai8 narratorsBukhari · 2426لَقِيتُ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَخَذْتُ صُرَّةً مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : عَرِّفْهَا حَوْلًا ، فَعَرَّفْتُهَا حَوْلًا فَلَمْ أI found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it), he said, "Make public announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up to claim it, so I again went t8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2437كُنْتُ مَعَ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ فِي غَزَاةٍ ، فَوَجَدْتُ سَوْطًا ، فَقَالَا لِي : أَلْقِهِ ، قُلْتُ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ صَاحِبَهُ وَإِلَّا اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا While I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. One of them told me to drop it but I refused to do so and said that I would give it to its owner if I found him, other9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2728مُوسَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ ، قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا سورة الكهف آية 72 كَانَتِ الْأُولَى نِسْيَانًا ، وَالْوُسْطَى شَرْطًا ، وَالثَّالِثَةُ عَمْدًا ، قَالَ لا تُؤَاخِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Moses the Messenger of Allah," and then he narrated the whole story about him. Al-Khadir said to Moses, "Did not I tell you that you can have no patience with me." (18.72). Moses then violate9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3278لِفَتَاهُ آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا ، قَالَ : أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهِ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ ، وَلَمْ يَجِدْ مُوسَى النَّصَبَ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ الْمَكَانThat he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "(The prophet) Moses said to his attendant, "Bring us our early meal' (18.62). The latter said, 'Did you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish6 narratorsBukhari · 3400بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ ، قَالَ : لَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى مُوسَى بَلَى عَبْدُنَا خَضِرٌ فَسَأَلَ مُوسَى السَّبِيلَ إِلَيْهِThat he differed with Al-Hur bin Qais Al-Fazari regarding the companion of Moses. Ibn `Abbas said that he was Al-Khadir. Meanwhile Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, "My friend and I have diff8 narratorsBukhari · 3401أَنَّ مُوسَى قَامَ خَطِيبًا فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَسُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ ، فَقَالَ : أَنَا فَعَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ الْعِلْمَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : بَلَى لِي عَبْدٌ بِمَجْمَعِ الْبَحْرَيI said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bukah claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not Moses (the prophet) of the children of Israel, but some other Moses." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's enemy (i.e. Nauf) has told a lie.6 narratorsBukhari · 4481حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ , حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى , حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , عَنْ حَبِيبٍ , عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ , عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ , قَالَ : قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : أَقْرَؤُنَا أُبَي`Umar said, "Our best Qur'an reciter is Ubai and our best judge is `Ali; and in spite of this, we leave some of the statements of Ubai because Ubai says, 'I do not leave anything that I have heard from Allah's Messenger 8 narratorsBukhari · 4725إِنَّ مُوسَى قَامَ خَطِيبًا فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَسُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ ؟ فَقَالَ : أَنَا ، فَعَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ الْعِلْمَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ لِي عَبْدًا بِمَI said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bikali claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not the Moses of the children of Israel" Ibn `Abbas said, "The enemy of Allah (Nauf) told a lie." Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b that he hea6 narratorsBukhari · 4726مُوسَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، قَالَ : ذَكَّرَ النَّاسَ يَوْمًا حَتَّى إِذَا فَاضَتِ الْعُيُونُ ، وَرَقَّتِ الْقُلُوبُ وَلَّى ، فَأَدْرَكَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، هَلْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ Ya`la bin Muslim and `Amr bin Dinar and some others narrated the narration of Sa`id bin Jubair. Narrated Sa`id While we were at the house of Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Abbas said, "Ask me (any question)" I said, "O Abu `Abbas! May9 narrators