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زياد بن علاقة الثعلبي

زياد بن علاقة بن مالك

Appears in 43 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

زياد بن علاقة الثعلبي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

8

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

11

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

5

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

7

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

7

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

5

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو مالك
Lineage / nisba
الثعلبي ، الكوفي ، الغطفاني
Generation
الثالثة
Died
135 هـ ، وقيل : 125 هـ أو بعدها بيسير
Lived in
الكوفة
Relatives
عمه قطبة بن مالك
School
سيئ المذهب ، كان منحرفا عن أهل بيت النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ،ورمي بالنصب

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

43 total
Bukhari · 58عَلَيْكُمْ بِاتِّقَاءِ اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، وَالْوَقَارِ وَالسَّكِينَةِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكُمْ أَمِيرٌ ، فَإِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُمُ الْآنَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اسْتَعْفُوا لِأَمِيرِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْI heard Jarir bin 'Abdullah (Praising Allah). On the day when Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba died, he (Jarir) got up (on the pulpit) and thanked and praised Allah and said, "Be afraid of Allah alone Who has none along with Him to4 narratorsBukhari · 1043إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا اللَّهَ"The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the day when (his son) Ibrahim died. So the people said that the sun had eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The sun and th5 narratorsBukhari · 1060إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمَا فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَAnd this was narrated by Asma' who said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) finished the eclipse prayer and by then the sun (eclipse) had cleared. Then he delivered the Khutba (religious talk) and praised Allah as He deserved and th4 narratorsBukhari · 1130إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَقُومُ لِيُصَلِّيَ حَتَّى تَرِمُ قَدَمَاهُ أَوْ سَاقَاهُ , فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : فَيَقُولُ : أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave."4 narratorsBukhari · 2714بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَاشْتَرَطَ عَلَيَّ وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍWhen I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he stipulated that I should give good advice to every Muslim.4 narratorsBukhari · 4836قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ ، قَالَ :The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave 4 narratorsBukhari · 6199انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُSolar eclipse occurred on the day of Ibrahim's death (the Prophet's son).4 narratorsBukhari · 6471حَدَّثَنَا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلَاقَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ يَقُولُ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي حThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray so much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen, and when he was asked as to why he prays so much, he would say, "Shall I not be a thankful slave (to Allah)?"4 narratorsMuslim · 200بَايَعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَلَى النُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ6 narratorsMuslim · 1024صَلَّيْتُ وَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَرَأ : ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ حَتَّى قَرَأَ : وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ سورة ق آية 1 - 10 ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلْتُ أُرَدِّدُهَا ، وَلَا أَدْرِي 4 narratorsMuslim · 1025سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ : وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ سورة ق آية 107 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 1026أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ ، فَقَرَأَ فِي أَوَّلِ رَكْعَةٍ : وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ ، وَرُبَّمَا ، قَالَ : ق5 narrators