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A voice in the chain

عبد الله بن بريدة الأسلمي

عبد الله بن بريدة بن الحصيب

Appears in 195 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 بريدة الأسلمي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

24

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

25

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

47

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

30

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

43

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

26

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

ثقة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو سهل ، أبو سهلة
Lineage / nisba
الأسلمي ، المروزي ، القاضي ، كوفي
Generation
الثالثة
Born
15هـ
Died
105هـ ، أو 115هـ
Lived in
مرو ، البصرة
Died in
جاورسة قرية من قرى مرو
Relatives
أخوه سليمان ، وكانا توأمين ، وأولاده : سهل ، وأوس ، وصخر ، وجميل ، وولاه يزيد بن المهلب قضاء مرو .

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

195 total
Bukhari · 332أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مَاتَتْ فِي بَطْنٍ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَامَ وَسَطَهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for the dead body of a woman who died during delivery (i.e. childbirth) and he stood by the middle of her body.6 narratorsBukhari · 563لَا تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاتِكُمُ الْمَغْرِبِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not be influenced by bedouins regarding the name of your Maghrib prayer which is called `Isha' by them."5 narratorsBukhari · 624بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ ثَلَاثًا لِمَنْ شَاءَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said thrice, "There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama)," and added, "For the one who wants to pray."5 narratorsBukhari · 627بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ ، بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَThe prophet said, "There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama), there is a prayer between the two Adhans." And then while saying it the third time he added, "For the one who wants to (pray).4 narratorsBukhari · 1115إِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ(who had piles) I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the praying of a man while sitting. He said, "If he prays while standing it is better and he who prays while sitting gets half the reward of that who prays standing; an11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1116مَنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ`Imran bin Husain had piles. Once Abu Ma mar narrated from `Imran bin Husain had said, "I asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about the prayer of a person while sitting. He said, 'It is better for one to pray standing; and whoev6 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1117صَلِّ قَائِمًا ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقَاعِدًا ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَى جَنْبٍhad piles, so I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the prayer. He said, "Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on your side."6 narratorsBukhari · 1183صَلُّوا قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ ، قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ لِمَنْ شَاءَ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهَا النَّاسُ سُنَّةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Pray before the Maghrib (compulsory) prayer." He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so." He said so because he did not like the people to take it as 5 narratorsBukhari · 1331صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا فَقَامَ عَلَيْهَا وَسَطَهَاI offered the funeral prayer behind the Prophet (ﷺ) for a woman who had died during childbirth and he stood up by the middle of the coffin.5 narratorsBukhari · 1332صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا فَقَامَ عَلَيْهَا وَسَطَهَاI offered the funeral prayer behind the Prophet (ﷺ) for a woman who had died during childbirth and he stood up by the middle of the coffin.5 narratorsBukhari · 1368حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ هُوَ الصَّفَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْفُرَاتِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ , قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَقَدْ وَقَعَ بِهَا مَرI came to Medina when an epidemic had broken out. While I was sitting with 'Umar bin Al-Khattab a funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. 'Umar said, "It has been affirmed to him." And another f5 narratorsBukhari · 2643أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بِخَيْرٍ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ ، قُلْنَا : وَثَلَاثَةٌ ، قَالَ : وَثَلَاثَةٌ ، قُلْتُ : وَاثْنَانِ ، قَالَ : وَاثْنَانِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ عَنِ الْوَاحِدِOnce I went to Medina where there was an outbreak of disease and the people were dying rapidly. I was sitting with `Umar and a funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been affir5 narrators