A voice in the chain
سفيان بن الحسين الواسطي
سفيان بن حسين بن الحسن
Appears in 28 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
سفيان بن الحسين الواسطي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
2
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
10
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
5
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
8
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
3
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة في غير الزهري باتفاقهم
Al-Dhahabi
قال النسائي : ليس به بأس إلا في الزهري ، وقال ابن سعد : ثقة يخطئ كثيرا
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو محمد ، ويقال : أبو الحسن ، وفي كتاب الصريفيني : يكنى أيضا أبا المؤمل
- Lineage / nisba
- الواسطي ، المعلم ، مولى بني سليم
- Generation
- السابعة
- Died
- قال ابن سعد : في خلافة المهدي ، وقال ابن خراش : مع المهدي ، وقال ابن حبان : في ولاية هارون
- Lived in
- واسط, الري
- Died in
- الري
- Travelled to
- الري
- Relatives
- مولى عبد الله بن خازم السلمي ، ويقال : مولى عبد الرحمن بن سمرة القرشي
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 · 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 chainAbu Dawud · 1568فِي خَمْسٍ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ شَاةٌ ، وَفِي عَشْرٍ شَاتَانِ ، وَفِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ثَلَاثُ شِيَاهٍ ، وَفِي عِشْرِينَ أَرْبَعُ شِيَاهٍ ، وَفِي خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ ، فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote a letter about sadaqah (zakat) but he died before he could send it to his governors. He had kept it with his sword. So Abu Bakr acted upon it till he died, and t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1569فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ فَابْنُ لَبُونٍTherefore said tradition has also been transmitted by Sufyan bin Husain through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. This version adds “If there is no she Camel in her second year, a she Camel in her th3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1607نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْجُعْرُورِ ، وَلَوْنِ الْحُبَيْقِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَا فِي الصَّدَقَةِAbu Umamah bin Sahl reported on the authority of his father: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited to accept ja'rur and habiq dates as zakat. Az-Zuhri said: These are two kinds of the dates of Madina. Abu Dawud said: This 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1721بَلْ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَمَنْ زَادَ فَهُوَ تَطَوُّعٌNarrated Aqra ibn Habib: Ibn Abbas said: Aqra ibn Habis asked the Prophet ﷺ saying: Messenger of Allah hajj is to be performed annually or only once? He replied: Only once, and if anyone performs it more often, he perfor7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2144أَطْعِمُوهُنَّ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ ، وَاكْسُوهُنَّ مِمَّا تَكْتَسُونَ ، وَلَا تَضْرِبُوهُنَّ وَلَا تُقَبِّحُوهُنَّNarrated Muawiyah al-Qushayri: I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yours7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2579مَنْ أَدْخَلَ فَرَسًا بَيْنَ فَرَسَيْنِ يَعْنِي وَهُوَ لَا يُؤْمَنُ أَنْ يَسْبِقَ فَلَيْسَ بِقِمَارٍ ، وَمَنْ أَدْخَلَ فَرَسًا بَيْنَ فَرَسَيْنِ وَقَدْ أُمِنَ أَنْ يَسْبِقَ فَهُوَ قِمَارٌNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If one enters a horse with two others when he is not certain that it cannot be beaten, it is not gambling; but when one enters a horse with two others when he is certain it cann9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3405نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ ، وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ ، وَعَنِ الثُّنْيَا إِلَّا أَنْ يُعْلَمَNarrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade muzabanah, muhaqalah and thunya except it is known.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4002هَلْ تَدْرِي أَيْنَ تَغْرُبُ هَذِهِ ؟ قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَامِيَةٍNarrated Abu Dharr: I was sitting behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was riding a donkey while the sun was setting. He asked: Do you know where this sets ? I replied: Allah and his Messenger know best. He said: It sets 8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4509أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ الْيَهُودِ أَهْدَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَاةً مَسْمُومَةً ، قَالَ : فَمَا عَرَضَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَNarrated Abu Hurairah: A Jewess presented a poisoned sheep to the Prophet ﷺ, but the Prophet ﷺ did not interfere with he. Abu Dawud said: The Jewess who poisoned the Prophet ﷺ was sister of Marhab.11 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4592حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ الNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: No recompense is to be demanded if one is kicked by an animal. Abu Dawud said: An animal kicks someone with its leg while one is riding on it.6 narrators