A voice in the chain
علي بن المديني
علي بن عبد الله بن جعفر بن نجيح
Appears in 324 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
علي بن المديني
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
314
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
5
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
5
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
0
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
0
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ثبت إمام
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو الحسن
- Laqab
- الحافظ
- Known as
- ابن المديني
- Lineage / nisba
- المديني ، البصري ، السعدي مولاهم ، الحافظ
- Generation
- العاشرة
- Born
- 161 هـ ، أو : 162 هـ
- Died
- 234 هـ ، أو : 235 هـ ، وقيل : 233 هـ
- Lived in
- المدينة, البصرة
- Died in
- سر من رأى
- Travelled to
- اليمن ، بغداد
- Relatives
- مولى عروة بن عطية السعدي ، ابنه عبد الله بن علي بن المديني
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 72كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ الْمُسْلِمِ ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ : هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ ، فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرWe were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and fresh dates of a palm tree were brought to him. On that he said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree which resembles a Muslim." I wanted to say that it was the datepalm tree but as I was 5 narratorsBukhari · 113مَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ حَدِيثًا عَنْهُ مِنِّي ، إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ وَلَا أَكْتُبُThere is none among the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) who has narrated more Hadiths than I except 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (bin Al-'As) who used to write them and I never did the same.9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 137لَا يَنْفَتِلْ أَوْ لَا يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًاMy uncle asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about a person who imagined to have passed wind during the prayer. Allah' Apostle replied "He should not leave his prayers unless he hears sound or smells something."6 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 138بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ لَيْلَةً ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْIbn `Abbas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) slept till he snored and then prayed (or probably lay till his breath sounds were heard and then got up and prayed)." Ibn `Abbas added "I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt, Maimun8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 141لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ ، قَالَ : بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ ، وَجَنِّبْ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا ، فَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ لَمْ يَضُرُّهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you on having sexual relations with his wife said (and he must say it before starting) 'In the name of Allah. O Allah! Protect us from Satan and also protect what you bestow upon us (i6 narratorsBukhari · 189وَإِذَا تَوَضَّأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَادُوا يَقْتَتِلُونَ عَلَى وَضُوئِهِMahmud bin Ar-Rabi` who was the person on whose face the Prophet (ﷺ) had ejected a mouthful of water from his family's well while he was a boy, and `Urwa (on the authority of Al-Miswar and others) who testified each othe8 narratorsBukhari · 236حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاThe Prophet (ﷺ) was asked regarding ghee in which a mouse had fallen. He said, "Take out the mouse and throw away the ghee around it (and use the rest.)"11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 242كُلُّ شَرَابٍ أَسْكَرَ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram (forbidden to drink).5 narratorsBukhari · 283سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لَا يَنْجُسُThe Prophet (ﷺ) came across me in one of the streets of Medina and at that time I was Junub. So I slipped away from him and went to take a bath. On my return the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Abu Huraira! Where have you been?" I 6 narratorsBukhari · 294إِنَّ هَذَا أَمْرٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ ، فَاقْضِي مَا يَقْضِي الْحَاجُّ غَيْرَ أَنْ لَا تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِ`Aisha said, "We set out with the sole intention of performing Hajj and when we reached Sarif, (a place six miles from Mecca) I got my menses. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me while I was weeping. He said 'What is the ma5 narratorsBukhari · 377وَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ عُمِلَ وَوُضِعَ ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ كَبَّرَ وَقَامَ النَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ ، فَقَرَأَ وَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعَ النَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهSahl bin Sa`d was asked about the (Prophet's) pulpit as to what thing it was made of? Sahl replied "None remains alive amongst the people, who knows about it better than I. It was made of tamarisk (wood) of the forest. S4 narratorsBukhari · 393قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ : أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : حَدَّثَنَا خNarrated Maimun bin Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied, "Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla duri8 narrators·parallel chain