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Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

عبد الله بن عمرو السهمي

عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص بن وائل بن هاشم بن سعيد بن سعد بن سهم بن عمرو بن هصيص بن كعب بن لؤي بن غالب

Appears in 639 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 عمرو السهمي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

74

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

74

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

155

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

92

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

128

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

116

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

أحد السابقين ، المكثرين من الصحابة ، وأحد العبادلة الفقهاء

Al-Dhahabi

أسلم قبيل أبيه ، وكان من العلماء العباد ، قال شفي بن ماتع عنه : إنه حفظ عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ألف مثل

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو محمد ، وقيل : أبو عبد الرحمن ، وقيل : أبو نصير
Lineage / nisba
القرشي ، ثم السهمي
Generation
أحد السابقين ، المكثرين من الصحابة ، وأحد العبادلة الفقهاء
Died
63 هـ ،أو 65 هـ ، أو68 هـ ، أو 69 هـ وقيل 67 هـ ، وقيل 73 هـ ، وقيل 77 هـ
Lived in
مكة ، الشام
Died in
عجلان قرية من قرى الشام ، أو مصر ، وقيل : مات بمكة ، وقيل : بالطائف وقيل : بفلسطين
Travelled to
مصر
Relatives
أمه رائطة بنت منبه بن الحجاج بن عامر بن حذيفة ، وابن ابنه شعيب بن محمد بن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص والد عمرو بن شعيب ، ومن ولده : محمد ، وهشام ، وهاشم ، وعمران ، وأم إياس ، وأم عبد الله ، وأم سعيد ، وكانت تحته عمرة بنت عبيد الله بن عباس بن عبد المطلب ، وأبو عبد الله مولاه ، وسالم مولاه ، وأبو قابوس مولاه

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

639 total
Bukhari · 10الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."14 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 12تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلَامَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْA man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) , "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).5 narratorsBukhari · 28تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلَامَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْA person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . "What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know."5 narratorsBukhari · 34أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا ، اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ ، وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he giv8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 60وَيْلٌ لِلْأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًاOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (and not washing them properly) so the 5 narratorsBukhari · 83أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَفَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ بِمِنًى لِلنَّاسِ يَسْأَلُونَهُ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : لَمْ أَشْعُرْ فَحَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ ؟ فَقَالَ : اذْبَحْ وَلَا حAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) stopped (for a while near the Jimar) at Mina during his last Hajj for the people and they were asking him questions. A man came and said, "I forgot and got my head shaved before slaughtering the Had5 narratorsBukhari · 96تَخَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ سَافَرْنَاهُ ، فَأَدْرَكَنَا وَقَدْ أَرْهَقْنَا الصَّلَاةَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ وَنَحْنُ نَتَوَضَّأُ فَجَعَلْنَا نَمْسَحُ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا ، فَنَادَى بOnce Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the `Asr prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them properly) 5 narratorsBukhari · 100إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ انْتِزَاعًا يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ ، وَلَكِنْ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ بِقَبْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يُبْقِ عَالِمًا اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُءُوسًا جُهَّالًا ، فَسُئِلُوا فَأَI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Allah does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the religious learned men till when none of the (religio5 narratorsBukhari · 124رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ الْجَمْرَةِ وَهُوَ يُسْأَلُ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، نَحَرْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْمِيَ ، قَالَ : ارْمِ وَلَا حَرَجَ ، قَالَ آخَرُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللI saw the Prophet (ﷺ) near the Jamra and the people were asking him questions (about religious problems). A man asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have slaughtered the Hadi (animal) before doing the Rami." The Prophet (ﷺ5 narratorsBukhari · 163وَيْلٌ لِلْأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) remained behind us on a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the 'Asr prayer which was overdue and we were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them thoroughly) so he a5 narratorsBukhari · 478شَبَكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصَابِعَهُThat Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O `Abdullah bin `Amr! What will be your condition when you will be left with the sediments of (worst) people?" (They will be in conflict with each other).7 narratorsBukhari · 479شَبَكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصَابِعَهُThat Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O `Abdullah bin `Amr! What will be your condition when you will be left with the sediments of (worst) people?" (They will be in conflict with each other).7 narrators