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عكرمة مولى ابن عباس

عكرمة

Appears in 551 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

عكرمة مولى ابن عباس

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

139

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

2

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

144

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

92

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

81

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

93

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة ثبت عالم بالتفسير ، لم يثبت تكذيبه عن ابن عمر ، ولا تثبت عنه بدعة

Al-Dhahabi

ثبت لكنه إباضي ، يرى السيف

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو عبد الله
Laqab
الحافظ
Lineage / nisba
الحافظ ، البربري الأصل ، ثم المدني ، القرشي مولاهم ، الهاشمي ، مكي
Generation
الثالثة
Died
قال ابن المديني : 104 هـ . وقال أبو سعيد بن يونس وغيره : 105 هـ ، وقال الهيثم بن عدي ، وأبو عمر الضرير : 106 هـ . وقال أبو معشر المدني وغيره : 107 هـ . وقيل عن الهيثم بن عدي ، وأبي الحسن المدائني ، ويحيى بن معين : 115 هـ . وذلك وهم
Lived in
المدينة ، مكة
Died in
المدينة
Travelled to
المغرب ، البصرة ، سمرقند ، والشام ، مصر ، إفريقية ، القيروان ، مرو ، صنعاء ، خراسان
Relatives
كان لحصين بن أبي الحر العنبري فوهبه لابن عباس ، وكان متزوجا بأم سعيد بن جبير
School
قال الذهبي : إباضي ، يرى السيف ، وقال ابن حجر : لا تثبت عنه بدعة

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

551 total
Bukhari · 75حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : ضَمَّنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَاOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) embraced me and said, "O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur'an).5 narratorsBukhari · 84أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ فِي حَجَّتِهِ ، فَقَالَ : ذَبَحْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْمِيَ ؟ فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ ، قَالَ : وَلَا حَرَجَ ، قَالَ : حَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ ؟ فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِSomebody said to the Prophet (during his last Hajj), "I did the slaughtering before doing the Rami.' The Prophet (ﷺ) beckoned with his hand and said, "There is no harm in that." Then another person said. "I got my head s5 narratorsBukhari · 309أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعَهُ بَعْضُ نِسَائِهِ وَهِيَ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ تَرَى الدَّمَ ، فَرُبَّمَا وَضَعَتِ الطَّسْتَ تَحْتَهَا مِنَ الدَّمِ ، وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَأَتْ مَاءَ الْعُصOnce one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) did I'tikaf along with him and she was getting bleeding in between her periods. She used to see the blood (from her private parts) and she would perhaps put a dish under her for t5 narratorsBukhari · 310اعْتَكَفَتْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ ، فَكَانَتْ تَرَى الدَّمَ وَالصُّفْرَةَ وَالطَّسْتُ تَحْتَهَا وَهِيَ تُصَلِّي"One of the wives of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) joined him in I`tikaf and she noticed blood and yellowish discharge (from her private parts) and put a dish under her when she prayed."5 narratorsBukhari · 311أَنَّ بَعْضَ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اعْتَكَفَتْ وَهِيَ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌOne of the mothers of the faithful believers (i.e. the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) did I'tikaf while she was having bleeding in between her periods.5 narratorsBukhari · 360مَنْ صَلَّى فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ فَلْيُخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross its ends (over the shoulders).5 narratorsBukhari · 447وَيْحَ عَمَّارٍ تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ ، يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَيَدْعُونَهُ إِلَى النَّارِIbn `Abbas said to me and to his son `Ali, "Go to Abu Sa`id and listen to what he narrates." So we went and found him in a garden looking after it. He picked up his Rida', wore it and sat down and started narrating till 5 narratorsBukhari · 467إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَدٌ أَمَنَّ عَلَيَّ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ مِنْ أَبِي بكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنَ النَّاسِ خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا ، وَلَكِنْ خُلَّةُ الْ"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his fatal illness came out with a piece of cloth tied round his head and sat on the pulpit. After thanking and praising Allah he said, "There is no one who had done more favor to me with life an6 narratorsBukhari · 774قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيمَا أُمِرَ وَسَكَتَ فِيمَا أُمِرَ ، وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) recited aloud in the prayers in which he was ordered to do so and quietly in the prayers in which he was ordered to do so. "And your Lord is not forgetful." "Verily there was a good example for you in the5 narratorsBukhari · 787رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ الْمَقَامِ يُكَبِّرُ فِي كُلِّ خَفْضٍ وَرَفْعٍ وَإِذَا قَامَ وَإِذَا وَضَعَ ، فَأَخْبَرْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : أَوَلَيْسَ تِلْكَ صَلَاةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَI saw a person praying at Muqam-Ibrahim (the place of Abraham by the Ka`ba) and he was saying Takbir on every bowing, rising, standing and sitting. I asked Ibn `Abbas (about this prayer). He admonished me saying "Isn't t5 narratorsBukhari · 788صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ شَيْخٍ 0بِمَكَّةَ فَكَبَّرَ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً ، فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ : إِنَّهُ أَحْمَقُ ، فَقَالَ : ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ ، سُنَّةُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood for the prayer, he said Takbir on starting the prayer and then on bowing. On rising from bowing he said, "Sami`a llahu liman hamidah," and then while standing straight he used to say,9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 927أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِلَيَّ ، فَثَابُوا إِلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْحَيَّ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ يَقِلُّونَ وَيَكْثُرُ النَّاسُ ، فَمَنْ وَلِيَ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) ascended the pulpit and it was the last gathering in which he took part. He was covering his shoulder with a big cloak and binding his head with an oily bandage. He glorified and praised Allah and sa4 narrators