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ثور بن يزيد الرحبي

ثور بن يزيد بن زياد

Appears in 54 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

ثور بن يزيد الرحبي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

5

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

0

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

17

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

8

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

9

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

15

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة ثبت ، إلا أنه يرى القدر

Al-Dhahabi

الحافظ ، ثبت لكنه قدري

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو خالد ، وفي كتاب الباجي : أبو يزيد ، وكناه صاحب تاريخ القدس : أبا جعفر
Laqab
الحافظ
Lineage / nisba
الحافظ ، الكلاعي ، الحمصي ، الشامي ، ويقال : الرحبي
Generation
السابعة
Died
قال الترمذي : 150 هـ . وعن الهيثم بن عدي : 151 هـ . وقال أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى : بلغني أنه توفي سنة 152 هـ. وقال ابن سعد وجماعة : 153 هـ . وقال يحيى بن بكير وغيره : 155 هـ
Lived in
حمص
Died in
بيت المقدس
Travelled to
المدينة ، العراق
School
كان قدريا

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

54 total
Bukhari · 2072مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا قَطُّ ، خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ، وَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one's own hands. The Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor."5 narratorsBukhari · 2128حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ ، عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Measure your foodstuff and you will be blessed."5 narratorsBukhari · 2924أَوَّلُ جَيْشٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَغْزُونَ الْبَحْرَ قَدْ أَوْجَبُواThat 'Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram. 'Umair said. Um Haram informed us that she heard the Pro6 narratorsBukhari · 5458الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ رَبَّنَاWhenever the dining sheet of the Prophet (ﷺ) was taken away (i.e., whenever he finished his meal), he used to say "Al-hamdu li l-lah kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiy wala muWada` wala mustaghna'anhu Rabbuna5 narratorsBukhari · 5459إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ ، وَقَالَ مَرَّةً : إِذَا رَفَعَ مَائِدَتَهُ ، قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانَا وَأَرْوَانَا غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مَكْفُورٍ ، وَقَالَ مَرَّةً : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّنَا غَيْرَ مَWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) finished his meals (or when his dining sheet was taken away), he used to say. "Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our thirst. Your favor cannot by compensated or denied."4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 35مَنِ اكْتَحَلَ فَلْيُوتِرْ ، مَنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ مَنْ لَا فَلَا حَرَجَ ، وَمَنِ اسْتَجْمَرَ فَلْيُوتِرْ ، مَنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ وَمَنْ لَا فَلَا حَرَجَ ، وَمَنْ أَكَلَ فَمَا تَخَلَّلَ فَلْيَلْفِظْ ، وَمَا لNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone applies collyrium, he should do it an odd number of times. If he does so, he has done well; but if not, there is no harm. If anyone cleanses himself with pebbles, he s6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 91حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرٌ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيٍّ الْمُؤَذِّنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: It is not permissible for a man who believes in Allah and in the Last Day that he should say the prayer while he is feeling the call of nature until he becomes light (by relievi6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 146بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَرِيَّةً فَأَصَابَهُمُ الْبَرْدُ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْسَحُوا عَلَى الْعَصَائِبِ وَالتَّNarrated Thawban: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent out an expedition. They were affected by cold. When they returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he commanded them to wipe over turbans and stockings.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 165وَضَّأْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ، فَمَسَحَ أَعْلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَأَسْفَلَهُمَاNarrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: I poured water while the Prophet ﷺ performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wiped over the upper part of the socks and their lower part. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Thawr d7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 759كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ يَشُدُّ بَيْنَهُمَا عَلَى صَدْرِهِ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِNarrated Tawus: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to place his right hand on his left hand, then he folded them strictly on his chest in prayer.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1765إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ الْأَيَّامِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ ثُمَّ يَوْمُ الْقَرِّNarrated Abdullah ibn Qurt: The Prophet ﷺ said: The greatest day in Allah's sight is the day of sacrifice and next the day of resting which Isa said on the authority of Thawr is the second day. Five or six sacrificial ca8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2193لَا طَلَاقَ وَلَا عَتَاقَ فِي غِلَاقٍMuhammad ibn Ubayd ibn Abu Salih who lived in Ayliya said: I went out with Adi ibn Adi al-Kindi till we came to Makkah. He sent me to Safiyyah daughter of Shaybah who remembered a tradition (that she had heard) from Aish8 narrators