A voice in the chain
زياد بن أيوب الطوسي
زياد بن أيوب بن زياد
Appears in 79 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
زياد بن أيوب الطوسي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
2
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
19
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
13
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
45
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
0
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة حافظ
Al-Dhahabi
الحافظ
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو هاشم
- Laqab
- شعبة الصغير ، دلويه
- Known as
- دلويه
- Lineage / nisba
- البغدادي، الطوسي
- Generation
- العاشرة
- Born
- 166 هـ
- Died
- 252 هـ
- Lived in
- بغداد
- Died in
- بغداد
- Relatives
- حفيده أحمد بن محمد بن زياد ، رفيق أحمد بن حنبل
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 3943نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِصَوْمِهِWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Medina he found that the Jews observed fast on the day of 'Ashura'. They were asked the reason for the fast. They replied, "This is the day when Allah caused Moses and the children of Isra5 narratorsBukhari · 3945حَدَّثَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : هُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ جَزَّءُوهُ أَجْزَاءThey, the people of the Scriptures, divided this Scripture into parts, believing in some portions of it and disbelieving the others. (See 1591)5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 115هَكَذَا تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَAbdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila says: I saw Ali performing ablution. He washed his face three times and his hands three times and wiped his head once. Then he (Ali) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform ablution in t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 305فَأَمَرَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تَنْتَظِرَ أَيَّامَ أَقْرَائِهَا ، ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ وَتُصَلِّي ، فَإِنْ رَأَتْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ تَوَضَّأَتْ وَصَلَّتْNarrated Umm Habibah daughter of Jahsh: Ikrimah said: Umm Habibah daughter of Jahsh had a prolonged flow of blood. The Prophet ﷺ commanded her to refrain (from prayer) during her menstrual period; then she should wash an4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 498اهْتَمَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلصَّلَاةِ كَيْفَ يَجْمَعُ النَّاسَ لَهَا ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : انْصِبْ رَايَةً عِنْدَ حُضُورِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا رَأَوْهَا آذَنَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا ، فَلَمْ يُعْجِبْهُ ذNarrated Abu Umayr ibn Anas: Abu Umayr reported on the authority of his uncle who was from the Ansar (the helpers of the Prophet): The Prophet ﷺ was anxious as to how to gather the people for prayer. The people told him:6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 787حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَوْفٌ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الْفَارِسِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ فِيهِ : فَقُThe above mentioned tradition has been reported by ibn abbas through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, but he did not mention to us that surah al baraah 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 809لَا أَدْرِي أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ أَمْ لَاNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I do not know whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite the Quran at the noon and afternoon prayer or not.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 843فَقَعَدَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حِينَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِ الْآخِرَةِAbu Qilabah said: Abu Sulaiman Malik bin al-Huwairth came to our mosque, and said: By Allah, I Shall offer prayer, though I do not intend to pray; I only intend to show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying. The5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 996كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ خَدِّهِ ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Prophet ﷺ used to give the salutation to his left and right sides until the whiteness of his cheek was seen, (saying: "Peace be upon you, and mercy of Allah" twice. Abu Dawud said: This i22 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1312لِتُصَلِّ مَا أَطَاقَتْ ، فَإِذَا أَعْيَتْ فَلْتَجْلِسْNarrated Anas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque (and saw that) a rope tied between two pillars. He asked: What is this rope (for) ? The people told him: This is (for) Hamnah bin Jahsh who prays (here). When sh5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1519كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دَعْوَةٍ يَدْعُو بِهَا : اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِQatadah asked Anas: Which Supplication would the Prophet ﷺ often make ? He replied: The supplication he would usually recite was: "O Allah, give us in this world what is good and in the next what is good, and protect us 7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2223حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، نَحْوَهُ ، وَلَمْ يَذA similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Abbas from the Prophet ﷺ through a different chain of narrators. This version does not mention the word “shin”.5 narrators