A voice in the chain
محمد بن داود بن سفيان
Appears in 12 hadith across the six canonical collections.
An abridged path through the isnād
From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
2 intermediate narrators
Immediate teacher layer
Received from
محمد بن داود بن سفيان
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
0
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
12
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
مقبول
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Generation
- الحادية عشرة
- Died
- بين 241 هـ إلى 250 هـ
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Abu Dawud · 456فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالْمَسَاجِدِ أَنْ نَصْنَعَهَا فِي دِيَارِنَا وَنُصْلِحَ صَنْعَتَهَا وَنُطَهِّرَهَاSamurah reported that he wrote (a letter) to his sons: After (praising Allah and blessing the Prophet) that: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us to build mosques in our localities and keep them well and clean.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 975أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي وَسَطِ الصَّلَاةِ أَوْ حِينَ انْقِضَائِهَا فَابْدَءُوا قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ ، فَقُولُوا : التَّحِيَّاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالْمُلْكُ Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us (to recite) when we sit in the middle of the prayer or at its end before the salutation: The adorations of the tongue, all good things, acts of worship, 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1562يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ الصَّدَقَةَ مِنَ الَّذِي نُعِدُّ لِلْبَيْعِNarrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to order us to pay the sadaqah (zakat) on what we prepared for trade.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2560حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ ،حَدَّثَنِي خNarrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet ﷺ named our cavalry "the Cavalry of Allah, " when we were struck with panic, and when panic overtook us, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to be united, to have patience and p7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2716مَنْ كَتَمَ غَالًّا فَإِنَّهُ مِثْلُهُNarrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet ﷺ said: To begin with, anyone who conceals one who has been dishonest about booty is like him.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2787مَنْ جَامَعَ المُشْرِكَ ، وَسَكَنَ مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِثْلُهُNarrated Samurah ibn Jundub: To proceed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Anyone who associates with a polytheist and lives with him is like him.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2939حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، وَسَلَمَةُ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عُمَرُ Narrated Ibn Umar: Umar said: I shall not appoint a successor, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not appoint a successor. If I appoint a successor (I can do so), for Abu Bakr had appointed a successor. He Ibn Umar) said: 8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3004لَقَدْ بَلَغَ وَعِيدُ قُرَيْشٍ مِنْكُمُ الْمَبَالِغَ مَا كَانَتْ تَكِيدُكُمْ بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَكِيدُوا بِهِ أَنْفُسَكُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَانَكُمْ ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلNarrated A man from the companions of the Prophet: Abdur Rahman ibn Kab ibn Malik reported on the authority of a man from among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ: The infidels of the Quraysh wrote (a letter) to Ibn Ubayy a6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4083بَيْنَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ فِي بَيْتِنَا فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ ، قَالَ قَائِلٌ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُقْبِلًا مُتَقَنِّعًا فِي سَاعَةٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يNarrated Aishah: We were seated in our house in the noonday heat. Someone said to Abu Bakr: Here is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ coming to us shading his head at the hour when he would not generally come. The Messenger of Al6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4108حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِمَعْنَاهُ . The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4534أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ أَبَا جَهْمِ بْنَ حُذَيْفَةَ مُصَدِّقًا ، فَلَاجَّهُ رَجُلٌ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَشَجَّهُ ، فَأَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ sent Abu Jahm ibn Hudhayfah as a collector of zakat. A man quarrelled with him about his sadaqah (i. e. zakat), and Abu Jahm struck him and wounded his head. His people came 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5030خَمْسٌ تَجِبُ لِلْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى أَخِيهِ : رَدُّ السَّلَامِ ، وَتَشْمِيتُ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِجَابَةُ الدَّعْوَةِ ، وَعِيَادَةُ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعُ الْجَنَازَةِAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There are five qualities which a Muslim should display to his brother: return of salutation, response to the one who sneezes, acceptance of the invitation, paying7 narrators