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عبد الملك بن عمير اللخمي

عبد الملك بن عمير بن سويد بن جارية

Appears in 170 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 الملك بن عمير اللخمي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

47

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

47

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

10

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

23

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

21

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

22

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة ، فصيح عالم ، تغير حفظه وربما دلس

Al-Dhahabi

قال أبو حاتم : صالح الحديث ، ليس بالحافظ . وقال النسائي وغيره : ليس به بأس

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو عمرو ، ويقال : أبو عمر
Laqab
القبطي
Known as
القبطي ، ويقال له : الفرسي
Lineage / nisba
القرشي ، ويقال : اللخمي ، الكوفي ، القبطي ، ويقال : الفرسي ، القاضي ، حليف بني عدي
Generation
الثالثة
Born
ولد لثلاث سنين بقين من خلافة عثمان ، وقيل : لسنتين بقيتا من خلافة عثمان
Died
133 هـ أو 136 هـ
Lived in
الكوفة
Died in
الكوفة
Relatives
حليف بني عدي بن كعب من قريش ، وابنه موسى

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

170 total
Bukhari · 678مَرِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ ، فَقَالَ : مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ ، إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُص"The Prophet (ﷺ) became sick and when his disease became aggravated, he said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the prayer." 'Aisha said, "He is a softhearted man and would not be able to lead the prayer in your place." The Prophet6 narratorsBukhari · 755شَكَا أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ سَعْدًا إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَعَزَلَهُ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمَّارًا فَشَكَوْا حَتَّى ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُ لَا يُحْسِنُ يُصَلِّي ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا إِسThe People of Kufa complained against Sa`d to `Umar and the latter dismissed him and appointed `Ammar as their chief . They lodged many complaints against Sa`d and even they alleged that he did not pray properly. `Umar s5 narratorsBukhari · 758كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ لَا أَخْرِمُ عَنْهَا ، أَرْكُدُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِSa`d said, "I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (the prayer of Zuhr and `Asr) reducing nothing from them. I used to prolong the first two rak`at and shorten the last two rak`at." `U5 narratorsBukhari · 844أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِير(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba) Once Al-Mughira dictated to me in a letter addressed to Muawiya that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say after every compulsory prayer, "La ilaha illa l-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu l-m10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1188حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ قَزَعَةَ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَرْبَعًا , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مِنَ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not set out on a journey except for three Mosques i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, (Mosque of Jerusalem)."5 narratorsBukhari · 1197لَا تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا مَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا أَوْ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ ، وَلَا صَوْمَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى ، وَلَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ صَلَاتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَبَعْدَ (freed slave of) Ziyad I heard Abu Sa'id Al-khudri narrating four things from the Prophet (ﷺ) and I appreciated them very much. He said, conveying the words of the Prophet. (1) "A woman should not go on a two day journey5 narratorsBukhari · 1864أَنْ لَا تُسَافِرَ امْرَأَةٌ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمَيْنِ لَيْسَ مَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا ، أَوْ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ ، وَلَا صَوْمَ يَوْمَيْنِ الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى ، وَلَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ صَلَاتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسAbu Sa`id who participated in twelve Ghazawat with the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I heard four things from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (or I narrate them from the Prophet (ﷺ) ) which won my admiration and appreciation. They are -1. "N5 narratorsBukhari · 1995لَا تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا وَمَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا ، أَوْ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ ، وَلَا صَوْمَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى ، وَلَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ، وَلَا بَعْدَ(who fought in twelve Ghazawat in the company of the Prophet). I heard four things from the Prophet (ﷺ) and they won my admiration. He said; -1. "No lady should travel on a journey of two days except with her husband or 5 narratorsBukhari · 2077حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ ، أَنَّ رِبْعِيَّ بْنَ حِرَاشٍ حَدَّثَهُ ، أَنَّ حُذَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حَدَّثَهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Before your time the angels received the soul of a man and asked him, 'Did you do any good deeds (in your life)?' He replied, 'I used to order my employees to grant time to the rich person to pay h15 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2391مَاتَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : قَالَ : كُنْتُ أُبَايِعُ النَّاسَ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ عَنِ الْمُوسِرِ وَأُخَفِّفُ عَنِ الْمُعْسِرِ ، فَغُفِرَ لَهُI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Once a man died and was asked, 'What did you use to say (or do) (in your life time)?' He replied, 'I was a businessman and used to give time to the rich to repay his debt and (used to) de6 narratorsBukhari · 2822كَانَ يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْهُنَّ دُبُرَ الصَّلَاةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ اSa`d used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill of writing and used to say that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to seek Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of ev6 narratorsBukhari · 3121إِذَا هَلَكَ كِسْرَى فَلَا كِسْرَى بَعْدَهُ ، وَإِذَا هَلَكَ قَيْصَرُ فَلَا قَيْصَرَ بَعْدَهُ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتُنْفَقَنَّ كُنُوزُهُمَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar is ruined, their will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, you will spend their treasures in A4 narrators