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عبد الله بن أبي الأسود البصري

عبد الله بن محمد بن أبي الأسود : حميد بن الأسود ، وقد ينسب إلى جده

Appears in 20 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

عبد الله بن أبي الأسود البصري

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

19

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

0

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

1

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

0

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

0

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

0

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة حافظ ، سماعه من أبي عوانة وهو صغير

Al-Dhahabi

الحافظ

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو بكر
Laqab
الحافظ
Lineage / nisba
البصري ، الحافظ ، القاضي
Generation
العاشرة
Died
223 هـ
Lived in
همذان
Died in
بغداد
Relatives
ابن أخت عبد الرحمن ابن مهدي

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

20 total
Bukhari · 798كَانَ الْقُنُوتُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْفَجْرِThe qunut [supplication before going down for prostration] used to be recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.5 narratorsBukhari · 1634اسْتَأْذَنَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَبِيتَ بمكة لَيَالِيَ مِنًى مِنْ أَجْلِ سِقَايَتِهِ ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُAl `Abbas bin `Abdul-Muttalib asked the permission of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to let him stay in Mecca during the nights of Mina in order to provide the pilgrims with water to drink, so the Prophet (ﷺ) permitted him.5 narratorsBukhari · 2022هِيَ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ ، هِيَ فِي تِسْعٍ يَمْضِينَ أَوْ فِي سَبْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ يَعْنِي لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of the month (Ramadan), either on the first nine or in the last (remaining) seven nights (of Ramadan)." Ibn `Abbas added, "Search for it on the twe9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3082حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ الشَّهِيدِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، قَالَ : ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ لِابْنIbn Az-Zubair said to Ibn Ja`far "Do you remember when I, you and Ibn `Abbas went out to receive Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" Ibn Ja`far replied in the affirmative. Ibn Az-Zubair added, "And Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made us (i.e7 narratorsBukhari · 3128النَّخَلَاتِ حَتَّى افْتَتَحَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَالنَّضِيرَ ، فَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْPeople used to give some of their datepalms to the Prophet (as a gift), till he conquered Bani Quraiza and Bani An-Nadir, whereupon he started returning their favors.4 narratorsBukhari · 3640لَا يَزَالُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُمْ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ ظَاهِرُونَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Some of my followers will remain victorious (and on the right path) till the Last Day comes, and they will still be victorious."5 narratorsBukhari · 4030كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَجْعَلُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّخَلَاتِ حَتَّى افْتَتَحَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَالنَّضِيرَ , فَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْSome people used to allot some date palm trees to the Prophet (ﷺ) as gift till he conquered Banu Quraiza and Bani An-Nadir, where upon he started returning their date palms to them.4 narratorsBukhari · 4062صَحِبْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ , وَطَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ , وَالْمِقْدَادَ , وَسَعْدًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ , فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّI have been in the company of `AbdurRahman bin `Auf, Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Al-Miqdad and Sa`d, and I heard none of them narrating anything from the Prophet (ﷺ) excepting the fact that I heard Talha narrating about the d5 narratorsBukhari · 4120كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَجْعَلُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّخَلَاتِ حَتَّى افْتَتَحَ قُرَيْظَةَ , وَالنَّضِيرَ , وَإِنَّ أَهْلِي أَمَرُونِي أَنْ آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَسْأَSome (of the Ansar) used to present date palm trees to the Prophet (ﷺ) till Banu Quraiza and Banu An- Nadir were conquered (then he returned to the people their date palms). My people ordered me to ask the Prophet (ﷺ) to6 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4536تَدَعُهَا يَا ابْنَ أَخِي لَا أُغَيِّرُ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِI said to `Uthman, "This Verse which is in Surat-al-Baqara "Those of you who die and leave widows behind...without turning them out." has been abrogated by another Verse. Why then do you write it (in the Qur'an)?" `Uthma6 narratorsBukhari · 4848يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ ، وَتَقُولُ : هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ ؟ حَتَّى يَضَعَ قَدَمَهُ ، فَتَقُولُ : قَطْ قَطْThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The people will be thrown into the (Hell) Fire and it will say "Are there any more (to come)?' (50.30) till Allah puts His Foot over it and it will say, 'Qati! Qati! (Enough Enough!)'"5 narratorsBukhari · 4878جَنَّتَانِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا ، وَجَنَّتَانِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا ، وَمَا بَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا رِدَاءُ الْكِبْرِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي جَنAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Two gardens, the utensils and the contents of which are of silver, and two other gardens, the utensils and contents of which are of gold. And nothing will prevent the people who will be in th5 narrators