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A voice in the chain

نافع بن مالك التيمي

نافع بن مالك بن أبي عامر

Appears in 33 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

نافع بن مالك التيمي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

12

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

6

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

3

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

1

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

10

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

1

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

ثقة مقرئ

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو سهيل
Lineage / nisba
الأصبحي ، التيمي حليفهم ، المدني
Generation
الرابعة
Died
بعد 140هـ
Lived in
المدينة
Relatives
حليف بني تيم ، وعم مالك بن أنس ، أخو : أويس ، والربيع

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

33 total
Bukhari · 33آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ ، إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three 1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ). 3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep s5 narratorsBukhari · 46خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا ؟ قَالَ : لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَصِيَامُ رَمَضَانَ ، قَالَ : هَلْ عَلَيَّ غA man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's 5 narratorsBukhari · 1891يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ : أَخْبِرْنِي مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ ؟ فَقA bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers." He replied "You have to offer perfectly the five comp5 narratorsBukhari · 1898إِذَا جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened."5 narratorsBukhari · 1899إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ، فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ ، وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ ، وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."7 narratorsBukhari · 2017تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan."5 narratorsBukhari · 2678خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ، قَالَ : هَA man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asking him about Islam, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You have to offer five compulsory prayers in a day and a night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more compulsory prayers fo5 narratorsBukhari · 2682آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ : إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three (1) whenever he speaks, he tells a lie, (2) whenever he is entrusted, he proves to be dishonest, (3) whenever he promises, he breaks his promise.5 narratorsBukhari · 2749آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three Whenever he speaks he tells a lie; whenever he is entrusted he proves dishonest; whenever he promises he breaks his promise."5 narratorsBukhari · 3277إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of the (Hell) Fire are closed, and the devils are chained."7 narratorsBukhari · 6095آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ : إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays (proves to be dishonest)".5 narratorsBukhari · 6956أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : الصَّلَوَاتِ اA bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards prayers." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You have to offer perfectly the five (compul5 narrators