Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
وهب بن وهب السوائي
وهب بن عبد الله ، ويقال : ابن وهب
Appears in 69 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
وهب بن وهب السوائي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
29
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
9
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
5
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
10
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
6
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
10
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي معروف
Al-Dhahabi
صحابي
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو جحيفة
- Known as
- أبو جحيفة ، وهب الخير
- Lineage / nisba
- السوائي
- Generation
- صحابي معروف
- Born
- مات النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قبل أن يبلغ الحلم
- Died
- 74هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Relatives
- من بني حرثان بن سواءة بن عامر بن صعصعة ، وكان من صغار أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، صحب عليا ، وكان على شرطته واستعمله على خمس المتاع ، ابنه عون.
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 111هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ كِتَابٌ ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، إِلَّا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ، أَوْ فَهْمٌ أُعْطِيَهُ رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ ، فَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ ؟ قَالَ : الْعَقْلُ وَفَكَاكُ الْأAbu Juhaifa said, "I asked `Ali, 'Have you got any book (which has been revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) apart from the Qur'an)?' `Ali replied, 'No, except Allah's Book or the power of understanding which has been bestowed (b7 narratorsBukhari · 187حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جُحَيْفَةَ ، يَقُولُ : " خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ ، The Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and face in it and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal), "Drink from the tumbler and pour so4 narratorsBukhari · 376رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قُبَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ مِنْ أَدَمٍ ، وَرَأَيْتُ بِلَالًا أَخَذَ وَضُوءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَرَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ يَبْتَدِرُونَ ذَاكI saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a red leather tent and I saw Bilal taking the remaining water with which the Prophet had performed ablution. I saw the people taking the utilized water impatiently and whoever got some of i4 narratorsBukhari · 495أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى بِهِمْ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ ، وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةٌ ، الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُI heard my father saying, "The Prophet (ﷺ) led us, and prayed a two-rak`at Zuhr prayer and then a tworak` at `Asr prayer at Al-Batha' [??] with a short spear (planted) in front of him (as a Sutra) while women and donkeys4 narratorsBukhari · 499خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ ، فَأُتِيَ بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ ، وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةٌ وَالْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ يَمُرُّونَ مthat he had heard his father saying, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to us at midday and water was brought for his ablution. He performed ablution and led us in Zuhr and `Asr prayers with a short stpear (or stick) planted in4 narratorsBukhari · 501خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ فَصَلَّى بِالْبَطْحَاءِ الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَنَصَبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةً وَتَوَضَّأَ ، فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِوَضُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out at midday and offered a two-rak`at Zuhr and `Asr prayers at Al-Batha and a short spear (or stick) was planted in front of him (as a Sutra). He performed ablution and the people took the rem4 narratorsBukhari · 633رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْأَبْطَحِ ، فَجَاءَهُ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِلَالٌ بِالْعَنَزَةِ حَتَّى رَكَزَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيMy father said, "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at a place called Al-Abtah. Bilal came and informed him about the prayer and then came out with a short spear (or stick) and planted it in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at Al5 narratorsBukhari · 634أَنَّهُ رَأَى بِلَالًا يُؤَذِّنُ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُ فَاهُ هَهُنَا وَهَهُنَا بِالْأَذَانِMy father said, "I saw Bilal turning his face from side to side while pronouncing the Adhan for the prayer."4 narratorsBukhari · 1375خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ وَجَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتًا , فَقَالَ : يَهُودُ تُعَذَّبُ فِي قُبُورِهَاOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) went out after sunset and heard a dreadful voice, and said, "The Jews are being punished in their graves."13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1968آخَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ سَلْمَانَ ، وَأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ : فَزَارَ سَلْمَانُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ ، فَرَأَى أُمَّ الدَّرْدَاءِ مُتَبَذِّلَةً ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : مَا شَأْنُكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَخُوThe Prophet (ﷺ) made a bond of brotherhood between Salman and Abu Ad-Darda.' Salman paid a visit to Abu Ad-Darda' and found Um Ad-Darda' dressed in shabby clothes and asked her why she was in that state. She replied, "Yo5 narratorsBukhari · 2086نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ ، وَثَمَنِ الدَّمِ ، وَنَهَى عَنِ الْوَاشِمَةِ وَالْمَوْشُومَةِ ، وَآكِلِ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلِهِ ، وَلَعَنَ الْمُصَوِّرَMy father bought a slave who practiced the profession of cupping. (My father broke the slave's instruments of cupping). I asked my father why he had done so. He replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the acceptance of the pri4 narratorsBukhari · 2238نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الدَّمِ ، وَثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ ، وَكَسْبِ الْأَمَةِ ، وَلَعَنَ الْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ ، وَآكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلَهُ ، وَلَعَنَ الْمُصَوِّرَI saw my father buying a slave whose profession was cupping, and ordered that his instruments (of cupping) be broken. I asked him the reason for doing so. He replied, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited taking money for bl4 narrators