Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
عمار بن ياسر العنسي
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عمار بن ياسر بن عامر بن مالك بن كنانة بن قيس بن الحصين بن الورد بن ثعلبة بن عوف بن حارثة بن عامر الأكبر بن ثامر بن عنس وهو زيد بن مالك بن أدد بن يشجب بن عريب بن زيد بن كهلان ابن سبأ بن يشجب بن يعرب بن قحطان
Appears in 74 hadith across the six canonical collections.
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From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
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عمار بن ياسر العنسي
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صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
18
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
6
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
19
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
8
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
15
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
8
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي جليل مشهور من السابقين الأولين
Al-Dhahabi
أحد السابقين البدريين
Life & identity
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- Kunya
- أبو اليقظان
- Lineage / nisba
- العنسي ، المدني ، المخزومي مولاهم ، البدري
- Generation
- صحابي جليل مشهور من السابقين الأولين
- Died
- 37 هـ
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- المدينة ، الكوفة
- Relatives
- أمه سمية ، حليف بني مخزوم ، ويقال : إنه مولى أبي حذيفة بن المغيرة ، أخوه لأمه : سلمة بن الأزرق ، ابنه محمد بن عمار بن ياسر ، ابن ابنه سلمة بن محمد بن عمار بن ياسر ، أخوه عبد الله ، آخى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم بينه وبين حذيفة ، واستعمله عمر على الكوفة
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Bukhari · 338إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا ، فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَفَّيْهِ الْأَرْضَ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِمَا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِA man came to `Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no water was available." `Ammar bin Yasir said to `Umar, "Do you remember that you and I (became Junub while both of us) were together on a journey and you7 narratorsBukhari · 339وَضَرَبَ شُعْبَةُ بِيَدَيْهِ الْأَرْضَ ، ثُمَّ أَدْنَاهُمَا مِنْ فِيهِ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ(on the authority of his father who said) 'Ammar said so (the above Statement). And Shu'ba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and brought them close to his mouth (blew off the dust) and passed them over his face an16 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 340حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ عُمَرَ ، وَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ : كthat while he was in the company of 'Umar, 'Ammar said to 'Umar, "We were in a detachment and became Junub and I blew the dust off my hands (performed the rolling over the earth and prayed.)"7 narratorsBukhari · 341حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَمَّارٌ لِعُمَرَ :`Ammar said to `Umar "I rolled myself in the dust and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face and the backs of the hands is sufficient for you.' "7 narratorsBukhari · 342حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ : وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .As above.7 narratorsBukhari · 343فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) stroked the earth with his hands and then passed them over his face and the backs of his hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).8 narratorsBukhari · 347إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَصْنَعَ هَكَذَا ، فَضَرَبَ بِكَفِّهِ ضَرْبَةً عَلَى الْأَرْضِ ، ثُمَّ نَفَضَهَا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِها ظَهْرَ كَفِّهِ بِشِمَالِهِ أَوْ ظَهْرَ شِمَالِهِ بِكَفِّهِ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهShaqiq said, "While I was sitting with `Abdullah and Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, the latter asked the former, 'If a person becomes Junub and does not find water for one month, can he perform Tayammum and offer his prayer?' (He 11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3660رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا مَعَهُ إِلَّا خَمْسَةُ أَعْبُدٍ وَامْرَأَتَانِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍI saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and there was none with him but five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr (i.e. those were the only converts to Islam then).6 narratorsBukhari · 3772إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا زَوْجَتُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ ابْتَلَاكُمْ لِتَتَّبِعُوهُ أَوْ إِيَّاهَاWhen 'Ali sent 'Ammar and Al-Hasan to (the people of) Kufa to urge them to fight, 'Ammar addressed them saying, "I know that she (i.e. 'Aisha) is the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) in this world and in the Hereafter (world to c6 narratorsBukhari · 3857رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا مَعَهُ إِلَّا خَمْسَةُ أَعْبُدٍ وَامْرَأَتَانِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍI saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , and the only converts (to Islam) with him, were five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr.7 narratorsBukhari · 7100إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَدْ سَارَتْ إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ ، وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لَزَوْجَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ابْتَلَاكُمْ لِيَعْلَمَ إِWhen Talha, AzZubair and 'Aisha moved to Basra, 'Ali sent 'Ammar bin Yasir and Hasan bin 'Ali who came to us at Kufa and ascended the pulpit. Al-Hasan bin 'Ali was at the top of the pulpit and 'Ammar was below Al-Hasan. 6 narratorsBukhari · 7101إِنَّهَا زَوْجَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَلَكِنَّهَا مِمَّا ابْتُلِيتُمْ'Ammar stood on the pulpit at Kufa and mentioned 'Aisha and her coming (to Busra) and said, "She is the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter, but you people are being put to test in this issue."5 narrators