A voice in the chain
معاوية بن سويد المزني
معاوية بن سويد بن مقرن
Appears in 21 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
معاوية بن سويد المزني
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
11
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
2
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
1
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
2
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
3
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
2
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو سعيد ، أبو سويد
- Lineage / nisba
- المزني ، الكوفي
- Generation
- الثالثة
- Died
- 91 هـ : 100 هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Relatives
- عمه النعمان بن مقرن
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 1239أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، أَمَرَنَا : بِاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ , وَعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ , وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي , وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ , وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us to follow the funeral procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the oppressed, to fulfill the oaths,5 narratorsBukhari · 2445أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، فَذَكَرَ : عِيَادَةَ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعَ الْجَنَائِزِ ، وَتَشْمِيتَ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَرَدَّ السَّلَامِ ، وَنَصْرَ الْمَظْلُومِ I heard Al-Bara' bin `Azib saying, "The Prophet (ﷺ) orders us to do seven things and prohibited us from doing seven other things." Then Al-Bara' mentioned the following-- (1) To pay a visit to the sick (inquiring about h5 narratorsBukhari · 5175أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، أَمَرَنَا : بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجِنَازَةِ ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَمِ ، وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْThe Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to visit the patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply to the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka-l-lah (May Allah bes8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5635أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ : أَمَرَنَا بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجِنَازَةِ ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي ، وَإِفْشَاءِ السAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to visit the sick, to follow funeral processions, (to say) to a sneezer, (May Allah bestow His Mercy on you, if he says, Praise5 narratorsBukhari · 5650أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، نَهَانَا عَنْ : خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ، وَلُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ ، وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ ، وَعَنِ الْقَسِّيِّ ، وَالْمِيثAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven other things. He forbade us to wear gold rings, silk, Dibaj, Istabriq, Qissy, and Maithara; and ordered us to accompany funeral processions, 5 narratorsBukhari · 5838نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمَيَاثِرِ الْحُمْرِ وَالْقَسِّيِّThe Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us to use the red Mayathir and to use Al-Qassiy.6 narratorsBukhari · 5849أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ : عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ : عَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ ، وَالْقَسِّيِّThe Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to observe seven things To visit the sick; follow funeral processions; say 'May Allah bestow His Mercy on you', to the sneezer if he says, 'Praise be to Allah!; He forbade us to wear silk, Diba5 narratorsBukhari · 5863نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، نَهَانَا عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ، أَوْ قَالَ : حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَعَنِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ وَالْقَسThe Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us to use seven things He forbade using gold rings, silk, Istabraq, Dibaj, red Mayathir, Al-Qassiy, and silver utensils. He ordered us to do seven other things. To pay a visit to the sick; to foll5 narratorsBukhari · 6222أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ : أَمَرَنَا بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجِنَازَةِ ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي ، وَرَدِّ السَّلَامِ ،The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven (other things) He ordered us to pay a visit to the sick, to follow funeral possessions, to say May Allah be merciful to you to a sneezer, - if he 5 narratorsBukhari · 6235أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ : بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَنَصْرِ الضَّعِيفِ ، وَعَوْنِ الْمَظْلُومِ ، وَإِفْشَاءِ السَّلَامِ ، وA man asked the Prophet, "What Islamic traits are the best?" The Prophet said, "Feed the people, and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not know."6 narratorsBukhari · 6654أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : بِإِبْرَارِ الْمُقْسِمِThe Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to help others to fulfill the oaths.11 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 4301لَطَمْتُ مَوْلًى لَنَا ، فَهَرَبْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ قُبَيْلَ الظُّهْرِ ، فَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي فَدَعَاهُ وَدَعَانِي ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : امْتَثِلْ مِنْهُ فَعَفَا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : كُنَّا بَنِي مُقَرِّنٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ 8 narrators·parallel chain