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A voice in the chain

أسلم العدوي

أسلم

Appears in 45 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

أسلم العدوي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

23

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

4

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

5

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

6

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

1

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

6

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة مخضرم

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو خالد ، ويقال : أبو زيد
Lineage / nisba
العدوي مولاهم ، العمري ، القرشي ، المدني ، وكان من الأشعريين ، قيل : من سبي عين التمر ، وقيل : حبشي بجاوي ، وقيل : من سبي اليمن
Generation
الثانية
Died
80 هـ ، وقيل : بعد 60 هـ
Lived in
المدينة
Died in
المدينة
Relatives
مولى عمر بن الخطاب ، والد زيد بن أسلم ، وخالد بن أسلم

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

45 total
Bukhari · 1490حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَأَضَاعَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَهُ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِيَهُ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَبِيعُهُ بِرُخْصٍ ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : لَا تَOnce I gave a horse in Allah's Cause (in charity) but that person did not take care of it. I intended to buy it, as I thought he would sell it at a low price. So, I asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about it. He said, "Neither5 narratorsBukhari · 1605أَمَا وَاللَّهِ ، إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ لَا تَضُرُّ وَلَا تَنْفَعُ ، وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَلَمَكَ مَا اسْتَلَمْتُكَ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فَمَا لَن"`Umar bin Al-Khattab addressed the Corner (Black Stone) saying, 'By Allah! I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet (ﷺ) touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touc5 narratorsBukhari · 1610لَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبَّلَكَ مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ"I saw `Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the Black Stone and he then said, (to it) 'Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you, (stone) I would not have kissed you.' "6 narratorsBukhari · 1805إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا جَدَّ بِهِ السَّيْرُ أَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَاI was with Ibn `Umar on the way to Mecca, and he got the news that Safiya bint Abu Ubaid was seriously ill. So, he hastened his pace, and when the twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and `Isha' pr5 narratorsBukhari · 1890اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي شَهَادَةً فِي سَبِيلِكَ ، وَاجْعَلْ مَوْتِي فِي بَلَدِ رَسُولِكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ'Umar said, O Allah! Grant me martyrdom in Your cause, and let my death be in the city of Your Apostle."18 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2334لَوْلَا آخِرُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا فَتَحْتُ قَرْيَةً ، إِلَّا قَسَمْتُهَا بَيْنَ أَهْلِهَا كَمَا قَسَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْبَرَ'Umar said, "But for the future Muslim generations, I would have distributed the land of the villages I conquer among the soldiers as the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed the land of Khaibar."6 narratorsBukhari · 2623حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَI gave a horse in Allah's Cause. The person to whom it was given, did not look after it. I intended to buy it from him, thinking that he would sell it cheap. When I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "Don't buy it, even if h5 narratorsBukhari · 2636لَا تَشْتَرِهِ ، وَلَا تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَOnce I gave a horse (for riding) in Allah's Cause. Later I saw it being sold. I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (whether I could buy it). He said, "Don't buy it, for you should not get back what you have given in charity."6 narratorsBukhari · 2970لَا تَشْتَرِهِ ، وَلَا تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَI gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."6 narratorsBukhari · 3000إِذَا جَدَّ بِهِ السَّيْرُ أَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَاWhile I was in the company of `Abdullah bin `Umar on the way to Mecca, he received the news of the severe illness of Safiya bint Abi Ubaid (i.e. his wife), so he proceeded at greater speed, and when the twilight disappea5 narratorsBukhari · 3003لَا تَشْتَرِهِ وَإِنْ بِدِرْهَمٍ ، فَإِنَّ الْعَائِدَ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِI heard `Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, "I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and the person who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap. I consulted th5 narratorsBukhari · 3059حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، اسْتَعْمَلَ مَوْلًى لَهُ يُدْعَى هُنَيًّا عَلَى الْحِمَى ،`Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed a freed slave of his, called Hunai, manager of the Hima (i.e. a pasture devoted for grazing the animals of the Zakat or other specified animals). He said to him, "O Hunai! Don't oppress the5 narrators