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A voice in the chain

قيس بن عباد القيسي

قيس بن عباد

Appears in 23 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

قيس بن عباد القيسي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

10

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

6

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

3

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

0

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

3

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

1

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

كان شيعيا متألها

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو عبد الله
Lineage / nisba
الضبعي ، القيسي ، البصري ، اليشكري ، المنقري
Generation
الثانية
Died
بعد 80 هـ
Lived in
البصرة ، المدينة
Travelled to
المدينة
Relatives
من ولد قيس بن ثعلبة ، ابنه : عبد الله بن قيس بن عباد ، صهره على ابنته عبد الله بن مطر القيسي
School
كان شيعيا متألها

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

23 total
Bukhari · 3813تِلْكَ الرَّوْضَةُ : الْإِسْلَامُ , وَذَلِكَ الْعَمُودُ : عَمُودُ الْإِسْلَامِ , وَتِلْكَ الْعُرْوَةُ : عُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى , فَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ حَتَّى تَمُوتَWhile I was sitting in the Mosque of Medina, there entered a man (Abdullah bin Salam) with signs of solemnity over his face. The people said, "He is one of the people of Paradise." He prayed two light rak`at and then lef12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3965أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَجْثُو بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الرَّحْمَنِ لِلْخُصُومَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِFrom Qais bin Ubad `Ali bin Abi Talib said, "I shall be the first man to kneel down before (Allah), the Beneficent to receive His judgment on the day of Resurrection (in my favor)." Qais bin Ubad also said, "The followin6 narratorsBukhari · 3966نَزَلَتْ هَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِي رَبِّهِمْ سورة الحج آية 19 فِي سِتَّةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ , عَلِيٍّ , وَحَمْزَةَ , وَعُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ , وَشَيْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ , وَعُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ , وَالْوَلِيدِThe following Holy Verse-- "These two opponents (believers & disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord," (22.19) was revealed concerning six men from Quraish, namely, `Ali, Hamza, 'Ubaida bin Al-Harith; Shai6 narratorsBukhari · 3967فِينَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ هَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِي رَبِّهِمْ سورة الحج آية 19The following Holy Verse-- "These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord." (22.19) was revealed concerning us.6 narratorsBukhari · 3968يُقْسِمُ لَنَزَلَتْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتُ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطِ السِّتَّةِ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍI heard Abu Dhar swearing that these Holy Verses were revealed in connection with those six persons on the day of Badr.7 narratorsBukhari · 3969حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يُقْسِمُ قَسَمًا إِنَّ هI heard Abu Dhar swearing that the following Holy verse-- "These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) disputing with each other about their Lord," (22.19) was revealed concerning those men who fought on the day of 6 narratorsBukhari · 4743حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُقْسِمُ قَسَمًا Abu Dharr used to take an oath confirming that the Verse 'These two opponents (believers, and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord.' (22.19) was Revealed in connection with Hamza and his two companions 8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4744أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَجْثُو بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الرَّحْمَنِ لِلْخُصُومَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، قَالَ قَيْسٌ : وَفِيهِمْ نَزَلَتْ : هَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِي رَبِّهِمْ سورة الحج آية 19 ، قَالَ : هُمُ الَّذِينَ بَارَزُوا`Ali said, "I will be the first to kneel before the Beneficent on the Day of Resurrection because of the dispute." Qais said; This Verse 'These two opponents (believers and disbelievers dispute with each other about thei6 narratorsBukhari · 7010كُنْتُ فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، وَابْنُ عُمَرَ ، فَمَرَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا : كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : I was sitting in a gathering in which there was Sa`d bin Malik and Ibn `Umar. `Abdullah bin Salam passed in front of them and they said, "This man is from the people of Paradise." I said to `Abdullah bin Salam, "They sai8 narratorsBukhari · 7014رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي رَوْضَةٍ وَوَسَطَ الرَّوْضَةِ عَمُودٌ فِي أَعْلَى الْعَمُودِ عُرْوَةٌ ، فَقِيلَ لِي ، ارْقَهْ ، قُلْتُ ، لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ، فَأَتَانِي وَصِيفٌ فَرَفَعَ ثِيَابِي ، فَرَقِيتُ ، فَاسْتَمْسَكْتُ بِالْعُر(In a dream) I saw myself in a garden, and there was a pillar in the middle of the garden, and there was a handhold at the top of the pillar. I was asked to climb it. I said, "I cannot." Then a servant came and lifted up9 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 6381كُنْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي نَاسٍ فِيهِمْ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ أَثَرٌ مِنْ خُشُوعٍ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، ه6 narratorsMuslim · 6382كُنْتُ فِي حَلَقَةٍ فِيهَا سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، وَابْنُ عُمَرَ ، فَمَرَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقُمْتُ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَال6 narrators