Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
المقدام بن معدي كرب الكندي
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المقدام بن معدي كرب بن عمرو بن يزيد بن معدي كرب بن سلمة ، ويقال : ابن نشيط بن عبد الله بن وهب بن ربيعة بن الحارث بن معاوية بن ثور : كندة بن مرتع بن عفير بن عدي بن الحارث بن مرة بن أدد بن زيد بن الهميسع ابن عمرو بن غريب بن زيد بن كهلان بن سبأ بن يشجب بن يعرب بن قحطان
Appears in 38 hadith across the six canonical collections.
An abridged path through the isnād
From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
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Received from
المقدام بن معدي كرب الكندي
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Immediate student layer
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Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
2
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
14
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
4
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
5
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
13
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي مشهور
Al-Dhahabi
صحابي
Life & identity
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- Kunya
- أبو كريمة ، وقيل : أبو يحيى ، أبو صالح ، أبو بشر
- Lineage / nisba
- الكندي ، شامي
- Generation
- صحابي
- Died
- 87 هـ ، وقيل : 83 هـ ، وقيل : 86 هـ ، وقيل : 88 هـ
- Lived in
- قرية من قرى حمص يقال لها : الموعة ، الشام
- Died in
- الشام
- Travelled to
- المدينة
- Relatives
- صاحب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ابنه : يحيى بن المقدام بن معدي كرب ، وابن ابنه : صالح بن يحيى بن المقدام بن معدي كرب
Teachers in the transmission
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The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 2072مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا قَطُّ ، خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ، وَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one's own hands. The Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor."5 narratorsBukhari · 2128حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ ، عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Measure your foodstuff and you will be blessed."5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 121أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ، فَغَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ تَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثَلَاثًا ، وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَNarrated Al-Miqdam ibn Madikarib al-Kindi: The ablution water was brought to the Messenger ﷺ and he performed ablution; he washed his hands up to wrists three times, then washed his forearms three times. He then rinsed h5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 122رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَسْحَ رَأْسِهِ وَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى مُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ فَأَمَرَّهُمَا حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْقَفَا ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الّAl-Miqdam bin Madikarib reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he placed his palms on the front of the head. Then he moved them until he reached the nape.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2899مَنْ تَرَكَ كَلًّا فَإِلَيَّ ، وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ أَعْقِلُ لَهُ وَأَرِثُهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ ، مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لNarrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family I shall be responsible-and sometimes the narrator said: Allah and His Messenger will be responsible-but if anyone leaves prope7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2900أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَإِلَيَّ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا مَوْلَى مَنْ لَا مَوْلَى لَهُ أَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَأَفُكُّ عَانَهُ ، وَالْخَالُ مَوْلNarrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2901أَنَا وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ أَفُكُّ عَانِيَهُ وَأَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ ، مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ يَفُكُّ عَانِيَهُ وَيَرِثُ مَالَهُNarrated Al-Miqdam: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: I am the heirs of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheriting what he possesses. A maternal uncle is the heir of Him who has none, freeing 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2933لَهُ أَفْلَحْتَ يَا قُدَيْمُ إِنْ مُتَّ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَمِيرًا وَلَا كَاتِبًا وَلَا عَرِيفًاNarrated Al-Miqdam ibn Madikarib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ struck him on his shoulders and then said: You will attain success, Qudaym, if you die without having been a ruler, a secretary, or a chief.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3750لَيْلَةُ الضَّيْفِ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ ، فَمَنْ أَصْبَحَ بِفِنَائِهِ فَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اقْتَضَى وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَNarrated AbuKarimah: The Prophet ﷺ said: It is a duty of every Muslim (to provide hospitality) to a guest for a night. If anyone comes in the morning to his house, it is a debt due to him. If he wishes, he may fulfil it,6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3751أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَضَافَ قَوْمًا فَأَصْبَحَ الضَّيْفُ مَحْرُومًا فَإِنَّ نَصْرَهُ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ حَتَّى يَأْخُذَ بِقِرَى لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ زَرْعِهِ وَمَالِهِNarrated Al-Miqdam AbuKarimah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If any Muslim is a guest of people and is given nothing, it is the duty of every Muslim to help him to the extent of taking for him from their crop and property for the 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3790نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ ، وَالْبِغَالِ ، وَالْحَمِيرِNarrated Khalid ibn al-Walid: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us to eat horse-flesh, the flesh of mules and of asses. The narrator Haywah added: Every beast of prey with a fang. Abu Dawud said: This view is held by Mali8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3804أَلَا لَا يَحِلُّ ذُو نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ ، وَلَا الْحِمَارُ الْأَهْلِيُّ ، وَلَا اللُّقَطَةُ مِنْ مَالِ مُعَاهَدٍ إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْتَغْنِيَ عَنْهَا ، وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ ضَافَ قَوْمًا فَلَمْ يَقْرُوهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ أَنْ يNarrated Al-Miqdam ibn Madikarib: The Prophet ﷺ said: Beware, the fanged beast of prey is not lawful, nor the domestic asses, nor the find from the property of a man with whom treaty has been concluded, except that he di6 narrators