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A voice in the chain

سعيد بن أبي عروبة العدوي

سعيد بن أبي عروبة : مهران

Appears in 435 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

سعيد بن أبي عروبة العدوي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

59

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

88

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

69

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

50

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

102

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

67

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة حافظ ، له تصانيف ؛ لكنه كثير التدليس واختلط ، وكان من أثبت الناس في قتادة

Al-Dhahabi

أحد الأعلام ، قال أحمد : كان يحفظ ، لم يكن له كتاب ، وقال ابن معين : هو من أثبتهم في قتادة ، وقال أبو حاتم : هو قبل أن يختلط ، ثقة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو النضر
Laqab
الأعرج
Lineage / nisba
العدوي مولاهم ، اليشكري مولاهم ، البصري ، الأعرج
Generation
السادسة
Died
150 هـ أو 155 هـ أو 156 هـ أو 157 هـ
Lived in
البصرة
Relatives
مولى بني عدي بن يشكر
School
كان قدريا

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

435 total
Bukhari · 268كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدُورُ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَهُنَّ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَAnas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number." I asked Anas, "Had the Prophet (ﷺ) the strength for it?" Anas replied, "We used to s8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 284أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَطُوفُ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ وَلَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ تِسْعُ نِسْوَةٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit all his wives in one night and he had nine wives at that time.5 narratorsBukhari · 531إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ، فَلَا يَتْفِلَنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، وَلَكِنْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَىThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whenever anyone of you offers his prayer he is speaking in private to his Lord. So he should not spit to his right but under his left foot." Qatada said, "He should not spit in front of him but to 9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 576أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَزَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ تَسَحَّرَا ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا مِنْ سَحُورِهِمَا قَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّىAnas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) and Zaid bin Thabit took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing the meal, the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and prayed (Fajr prayer)." I asked Anas, "How long was the interval between finis5 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 709إِنِّي لَأَدْخُلُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ إِطَالَتَهَا ، فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي صَلَاتِي مِمَّا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ شِدَّةِ وَجْدِ أُمِّهِ مِنْ بُكَائِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When I start the prayer I intend to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother's passions."5 narratorsBukhari · 710إِنِّي لَأَدْخُلُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَأُرِيدُ إِطَالَتَهَا ، فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ مِمَّا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ شِدَّةِ وَجْدِ أُمِّهِ مِنْ بُكَائِهِThe Prophet, said, "Whenever I start the prayer I intend to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother's passions."9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 750مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ ، فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ : لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the prayer?" His talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said, "They should stop (looking towards the sky during the pray5 narratorsBukhari · 1031كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ إِلَّا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ ، وَإِنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) never raised his hands for any invocation except for that of Istisqa' and he used to raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. (Note It may be that Anas did not see the Prophet 6 narratorsBukhari · 1134أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَزَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَسَحَّرَا ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا مِنْ سَحُورِهِمَا قَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِAnas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Zaid bin Thabit took their Suhur together. When they finished it, the Prophet (ﷺ) stood for the (Fajr) prayer and offered it." We asked Anas, "What was the interval between5 narratorsBukhari · 1292الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهِ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deceased is tortured in his grave for the wailing done over him." Narrated Shu'ba The deceased is tortured for the wailing of the living ones over him .13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1338الْعَبْدُ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ , وَتُوُلِّيَ , وَذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ قَرْعَ نِعَالِهِمْ ، أَتَاهُ مَلَكَانِ فَأَقْعَدَاهُ , فَيَقُولَانِ لَهُ : مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ مُحَمَّThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When a human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their foot steps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask him What did you use to say about this man, Muh8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1374إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَتَوَلَّى عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ قَرْعَ نِعَالِهِمْ ، أَتَاهُ مَلَكَانِ فَيُقْعِدَانِهِ فَيَقُولَانِ : مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ لِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When (Allah's) slave is put in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, 'What did you use to say about this man 5 narrators