A voice in the chain
سليمان بن كثير العبدي
سليمان بن كثير
Appears in 24 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
سليمان بن كثير العبدي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
6
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
2
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
7
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
2
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
4
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
3
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
لا بأس به في غير الزهري
Al-Dhahabi
صويلح
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو داود ، ويقال : أبو محمد
- Laqab
- الأصيد
- Known as
- الأصيد
- Lineage / nisba
- العبدي ، البصري، الواسطي الأصل ،القافلاني
- Generation
- السابعة
- Died
- 133 هـ
- Lived in
- سكن البصرة
- Relatives
- أخو محمد بن كثير ، و كان يصحب سفيان بن حسين ، وكان من جيران شعبة بن الحجاج
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 1066وَقَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ : سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ خَسَفَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَعَثThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) recited (the Qur'an) aloud during the eclipse prayer and when he had finished the eclipse prayer he said the Takbir and bowed. When he stood straight from bowing he would say "Sami 'allahu liman ham10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1878أَشْرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أُطُمٍ مِنْ آطَامِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَرَوْنَ مَا أَرَى ؟ إِنِّي لَأَرَى مَوَاقِعَ الْفِتَنِ خِلَالَ بُيُوتِكُمْ كَمَوَاقِعِ الْقَطْرِOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) stood at the top of a (looked out from upon one) castle amongst the castles (or the high buildings) of Medina and said, "Do you see what I see? (No doubt) I see the spots where afflictions will take 8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2014مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ، وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4751لَمَّا رُمِيَتْ عَائِشَةُ خَرَّتْ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهَاAisha's mother, When `Aisha was accused, she fell down Unconscious.6 narratorsBukhari · 6494رَجُلٌ جَاهَدَ بِنَفْسِهِ ، وَمَالِهِ ، وَرَجُلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِA bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is the best of mankind!" The Prophet said, "A man who strives for Allah's Cause with his life and property, and also a man who lives (all alone) i25 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7000حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الAbout a man who came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I was shown in a dream last night..." Then Ibn `Abbas mentioned the narration.21 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 4399وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْن9 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 5931وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الل6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1849أَطْعِمُوهُ قَوْمًا حَلَالًا فَإِنَّا حُرُمٌAbdullah ibn al-Harith reported on the authority of his father al-Harith: (My father) al-Harith was the governor of at-Taif under the caliph Uthman. He prepared food for Uthman which contained birds and the flesh of wild6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2485رَجُلٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ ، وَرَجُلٌ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ قَدْ كُفِيَ النَّاسُ شَرَّهُAbu Saeed (Al Khudri) reported The Prophet ﷺ was asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith? He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allaah with his life and property and a man who worships Allaah i5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3122حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : لَمَّا قُتِلَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ ، وَجَعْفَرٌ ،وَعَبْدُ اللَّهNarrated Aishah: When Zaid bin Harithah, Jafar and Abdullah bin Rawahah were killed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat down in the mosque and grief was visible in his face. Then he (the narrator) mentioned the rest of the tra5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3269حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ،عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Abbas through a different chain of narrators. In this version there is no mention of the word qasam (oath). It has the words: "He did not inform him. "6 narrators