Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
مالك بن الحويرث الليثي
مالك بن الحويرث بن حشيش بن عوف بن جندع ، ويقال : ابن الحويرث بن أشيم بن زبالة بن جشيش بن عبد ياليل بن ناشب بن غيرة بن سعد بن ليث بن بكر بن عبد مناة بن كنانة
Appears in 46 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
مالك بن الحويرث الليثي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
14
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
5
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
6
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
3
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
16
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
2
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي
Al-Dhahabi
صحابي
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو سليمان
- Lineage / nisba
- الليثي
- Generation
- صحابي
- Died
- في التقريب : 74 هـ ، وفي الإصابة : 64 هـ ، وصحف في الاستيعاب : 94 هـ
- Lived in
- البصرة ، الشام
- Died in
- البصرة
- Relatives
- ابناه : عبد الله ، والحسن ، وكان جار أبي الأسود
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 628ارْجِعُوا فَكُونُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَصَلُّوا ، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْI came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with some men from my tribe and stayed with him for twenty nights. He was kind and merciful to us. When he realized our longing for our families, he said to us, "Go back and stay with your famil5 narratorsBukhari · 630إِذَا أَنْتُمَا خَرَجْتُمَا فَأَذِّنَا ، ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا ، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَاTwo men came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with the intention of a journey. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When (both of) you set out, pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the oldest of you should lead the prayer."5 narratorsBukhari · 631ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ ، فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ ، وَذَكَرَ أَشْيَاءَ أَحْفَظُهَا أَوْ لَا أَحْفَظُهَا وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي ، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمWe came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. We were all young and of about the same age. The Prophet (ﷺ) was very kind and merciful. When he realized our longing for our families, he asked 5 narratorsBukhari · 658إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا ، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَاProphet said (to two persons), "Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer."5 narratorsBukhari · 677جَاءَنَا مَالِكُ بْن الْحُوَيْرِثِ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا هَذَا ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي لَأُصَلِّي بِكُمْ ، وَمَا أُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ أُصَلِّي ، كَيْفَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي ؟ فَقُلْتُ : لِأAbu Qilaba said, "Malik bin Huwairith came to this Mosque of ours and said, 'I pray in front of you and my aim is not to lead the prayer but to show you the way in which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray.' " I asked Abu Qilab5 narratorsBukhari · 685لَوْ رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَى بِلَادِكُمْ فَعَلَّمْتُمُوهُمْ مُرُوهُمْ فَلْيُصَلُّوا صَلَاةَ كَذَا فِي حِينِ كَذَا ، وَصَلَاةَ كَذَا فِي حِينِ كَذَا ، وَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْWe went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and we were all young men and stayed with him for about twenty nights. The Prophet (ﷺ) was very merciful. He said, "When you return home, impart religious teachings to your families and tell th5 narratorsBukhari · 737أَنَّهُ رَأَى مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحُوَيْرِثِ إِذَا صَلَّى كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَحَدَّثَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهI saw Malik bin Huwairith saying Takbir and raising both his hands (on starting the prayers and raising his hands on bowing and also on raising his head after bowing. Malik bin Huwairith said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did 5 narratorsBukhari · 802كَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ يُرِينَا كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلَاةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَذَاكَ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ فَقَامَ فَأَمْكَنَ الْقِيَامَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَأَمْكَنَ الرُّكُوعَ ، ثُمَّ رAbu Qilaba said, "Malik bin Huwairith used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) at times other than that of the compulsory prayers. So (once) he stood up for prayer and performed a perfect Qiyam (standing a5 narratorsBukhari · 818حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ أَنَّ مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحُوَيْرِثِ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ : أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ Once Malik bin Huwairith said to his friends, "Shall I show you how Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to offer his prayers?" And it was not the time for any of the compulsory congregational prayers. So he stood up (for the pray5 narratorsBukhari · 823أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي وِتْرٍ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ لَمْ يَنْهَضْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَاعِدًاI saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying and in the odd rak'at, he used to sit for a moment before getting up.5 narratorsBukhari · 824جَاءَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ فَصَلَّى بِنَا فِي مَسْجِدِنَا هَذَا ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي لَأُصَلِّي بِكُمْ وَمَا أُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ ، وَلَكِنْ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْAbu Qilaba said, "Malik bin Huwairith came to us and led us in the prayer in this mosque of ours and said, 'I lead you in prayer but I do not want to offer the prayer but just to show you how Allah's Apostle performed hi5 narratorsBukhari · 2848لَنَا أَنَا وَصَاحِبٍ لِي أَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَاOn my departure from the Prophet (ﷺ) he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer."5 narrators