Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
عبد الله بن زيد الأنصاري
عبد الله بن زيد بن عاصم بن كعب بن عمرو بن عوف بن مبذول بن عمرو بن غنم بن مالك بن النجار
Appears in 79 hadith across the six canonical collections.
An abridged path through the isnād
From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
عبد الله بن زيد الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
28
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
13
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
11
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
6
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
15
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
6
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي شهير
Al-Dhahabi
له ولأبويه صحبة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو محمد
- Known as
- ابن أم عمارة
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، المازني ، المدني ، النجاري
- Generation
- صحابي شهير
- Died
- 63 هـ
- Lived in
- المدينة
- Died in
- الحرة
- Relatives
- أمه : أم عمارة نسيبة بنت كعب ، أخو : حبيب بن زيد ، وتميم بن زيد ، والد : علي ، وخلاد ، وعمير ، وأبو حسن ، ابن أخيه : عباد بن تميم ، صهره على ابنته : يحيى بن عمارة بن أبي حسن
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
No names recorded.
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 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 · 158أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِThe Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.6 narratorsBukhari · 177لَا يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًاMy uncle said The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One should not leave his prayer unless he hears sound or smells something."5 narratorsBukhari · 185فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ ، فَأَفْرَغَ عَلَى يَدَهُ فَغَسَلَ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَA person asked `Abdullah bin Zaid who was the grandfather of `Amr bin Yahya, "Can you show me how Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to perform ablution?" `Abdullah bin Zaid replied in the affirmative and asked for water. He pou5 narratorsBukhari · 186فَأَكْفَأَ عَلَى يَدِهِ مِنَ التَّوْرِ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي التَّوْرِ فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثَ غَرَفَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ My father saw 'Amr bin Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah bin Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet. 'Abdullah bin Zaid asked for earthenware pot containing water and in front of them performed ablution like that of the Prophet5 narratorsBukhari · 191أَنَّهُ أَفْرَغَ مِنَ الْإِنَاءِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ أَوْ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ كَفَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثًا ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ،(on the authority of his father) `Abdullah bin Zaid poured water on his hands from a utensil containing water and washed them and then with one handful of water he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose by putting water i5 narratorsBukhari · 192فَدَعَا بِتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ لَهُمْ ، فَكَفَأَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثًا بِثَلَاثِ غَرَفَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ ، ثُمّMy father said, "I saw 'Amr bin Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah bin Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet. 'Abdullah bin Zaid asked for an earthenware pot containing water and performed ablution in front of them. He poured w7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 197أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْرَجْنَا لَهُ مَاءً فِي تَوْرٍ مِنْ صُفْرٍ ، فَتَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَدَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِ وَOnce Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to us and we brought out water for him in a brass pot. He performed ablution thus He washed his face thrice, and his forearms to the elbows twice, then passed his wet hands lightly over th5 narratorsBukhari · 199فَدَعَا بِتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ ، فَكَفَأَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي التَّوْرِ فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ مِنْ غَرْفَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَاغْتَر(on the authority of his father) My uncle used to perform ablution extravagantly and once he asked 'Abdullah bin Zaid to tell him how he had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) performing ablution. He asked for an earthenware pot conta5 narratorsBukhari · 475أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْتَلْقِيًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَىthat his uncle said, "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lying flat (on his back) in the mosque with one leg on the other." Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab that `Umar and `Uthman used to do the same.9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1005خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَسْقِي وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer and turned (and put on) his cloak inside out.5 narratorsBukhari · 1011أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَسْقَى فَقَلَبَ رِدَاءَهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) turned his cloak inside out on Istisqa.6 narrators