A voice in the chain
صلة بن زفر العبسي
صلة بن زفر
Appears in 24 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
صلة بن زفر العبسي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
4
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
2
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
2
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
3
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
7
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
6
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة جليل
Al-Dhahabi
وثق
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو العلاء ، ويقال : أبو بكر
- Lineage / nisba
- العبسي ، الكوفي
- Generation
- تابعي كبير . من الثانية
- Died
- في حدود الـ 70هـ في ولاية مصعب بن الزبير
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Died in
- الكوفة
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 3745لَأَبْعَثَنَّ يَعْنِي عَلَيْكُمْ يَعْنِي أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) said to the people of Nijran, "I will send you the most trustworthy man." (Every one of) the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) was looking forward (to be that person). He then sent Abu 'Ubaida.5 narratorsBukhari · 4380لَأَبْعَثَنَّ مَعَكُمْ رَجُلًا أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍAl-`Aqib and Saiyid, the rulers of Najran, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with the intention of doing Lian one of them said to the other, "Do not do (this Lian) for, by Allah, if he is a Prophet and we do this Lian, neith6 narratorsBukhari · 4381لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إِلَيْكُمْ رَجُلًا أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍThe people of Najran came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "Send an honest man to us." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will send to you an honest man who is really trustworthy." Everyone of the (Muslim) people hoped to be that one.6 narratorsBukhari · 7254حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ صِلَةَ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْرَانَ : "لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إThe Prophet (ﷺ) said to the people of Najran, "I will send to you an honest person who is really trustworthy." The Companion, of the Prophet (ﷺ) each desired to be that person, but the Prophet (ﷺ) sent Abu 'Ubaida.5 narratorsMuslim · 1814صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ، فَافْتَتَحَ الْبَقَرَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ يَرْكَعُ عِنْدَ الْمِائَةِ ، ثُمَّ مَضَى ، فَقُلْتُ : يُصَلِّي بِهَا فِي رَكْعَةٍ ، فَمَضَى ، فَقُلْتُ : يَر14 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 6254جَاءَ أَهْلُ نَجْرَانَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ابْعَثْ إِلَيْنَا رَجُلًا أَمِينًا ، فَقَالَ : لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إِلَيْكُمْ رَجُلًا أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍ حَ7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 871فَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ، وَفِي سُجُودِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى ، وَمَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا فَسَأَلَ ، وَلَا بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَHudhaifah said that he prayed along with the Prophet ﷺ, and that he said when bowing, “Glory be to my mighty Lord, “ and when prostrated himself, “Glory be to my most high Lord, “ and when prostrated himself, “ Glory be 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2334كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَمَّارٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ فَأَتَى بِشَاةٍ فَتَنَحَّى بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِNarrated Ammar: Abu Ishaq reported on the authority of Silah: We were with Ammar on the day when the appearance of the moon was doubtful. (The meat of) goat was brought to him. Some people kept aloof from (eating) it. Am6 narratorsTirmidhi · 262حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، قَال : سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَيْدَةَ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ ، عَنْ صِلَةَ بْنِ زُفَرَ8 narratorsTirmidhi · 686مَنْ صَامَ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي يَشُكُّ فِيهِ النَّاسُ ، فَقَدْ عَصَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ6 narratorsTirmidhi · 3796فَإِنِّي سَأَبْعَثُ مَعَكُمْ أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍ6 narratorsNasa'i · 1009أَنَّهُ صَلَّى إِلَى جَنْبِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً فَقَرَأَ فَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ وَقَفَ وَتَعَوَّذَ وَإِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ وَقَفَ فَدَعَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِه10 narrators