A voice in the chain
عبد الرحمن بن كعب الأنصاري
عبد الرحمن بن كعب بن مالك
Appears in 39 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
عبد الرحمن بن كعب الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
14
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
6
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
6
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
3
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
5
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
5
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة
Al-Dhahabi
ثقة مكثر
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو الخطاب
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، السلمي ، المدني
- Generation
- كبار التابعين ، ويقال : ولد في عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
- Born
- في عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
- Died
- في خلافة سليمان بن عبد الملك
- Lived in
- المدينة
- Relatives
- أخو ه عبد الله ، وابناه : عبد الله ، وكعب
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 1343كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ؟ ، فَإِذَا أُشِيرَ لَهُ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمَا The Prophet (ﷺ) collected every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth, then he would ask, "Which of them had (knew) more of the Qur'an?" When one of them was pointed out for him, he would put that one first in the gr5 narratorsBukhari · 1345أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قَتْلَى أُحُدٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) buried every two martyrs in of Uhud in one grave.5 narratorsBukhari · 1346ادْفِنُوهُمْ فِي دِمَائِهِمْ يَعْنِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ ، وَلَمْ يُغَسِّلْهُمْThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Bury them (i.e. martyrs) with their blood." (that was) On the day of the Battle of Uhud. He did not get them washed.5 narratorsBukhari · 1347أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ؟ ، فَإِذَا أُشِيرَ لَهُ إِلَى أAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) shrouded every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth and then he would ask, "Which of them knew more Qur'an?" When one of them was pointed out he would put him first in the grave. He said, "I am6 narratorsBukhari · 1353كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ؟ ، فَإِذَا أُشِيرَ لَهُ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمَا قَدَّمَهُ فِي اللَّحْدThe Prophet (ﷺ) collected every two martyrs of Uhud (in one grave) and then he would ask, "Which of them knew the Qur'an more?" And if one of them was pointed out for him as having more knowledge, he would put him first 6 narratorsBukhari · 2304أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ غَنَمٌ تَرْعَى بِسَلْعٍ ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَنَا بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِنَا مَوْتًا ، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ : لَا تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللWe had some sheep which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people, "Don't eat it till I ask the Prophet about it8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2395أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ شَهِيدًا وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ ، فَاشْتَدَّ الْغُرَمَاءُ فِي حُقُوقِهِمْ ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ ، أَنْ يَقْبَلُوا تَمْرَ حَائِطِي وَيُحَلِّلُMy father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my ga6 narratorsBukhari · 2601حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ ، وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ : حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبMy father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud and his creditors demanded the debt back in a harsh manner. So I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and informed him of that, he asked them to accept the fruits of my 8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2949يَخْرُجُ إِذَا خَرَجَ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلَّا يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ"Scarcely did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out for a journey on a day other than Thursday."3 narratorsBukhari · 2950خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ، وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِThe Prophet (ﷺ) set out on Thursday for the Ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out (i.e. travel) on Thursdays.6 narratorsBukhari · 4204وَقَالَ شَبِيبٌ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، أن أبا هريرة ، قَالَ : شَهِدْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَWe witnessed (the battle of) Khaibar. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said about one of those who were with him and who claimed to be a Muslim. "This (man) is from the dwellers of the Hell-Fire." When the battle started, that fell20 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4676أَمْسِكْ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَI heard Ka`b bin Malik talking about the Verse-- 'And to the three (He also forgave) who remained behind.' (9.118) saying in the last portion of his talk, "(I said), 'As a part (sign) of my repentance, I would like to gi10 narrators·parallel chain