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Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

عبد الله بن زمعة القرشي

عبد الله بن زمعة بن الأسود بن المطلب بن أسد بن عبد العزى بن قصي

Appears in 11 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

عبد الله بن زمعة القرشي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

4

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

1

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

3

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

1

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

0

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

2

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

صحابي مشهور

Al-Dhahabi

صحابى

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Lineage / nisba
القرشي ، الأسدي ، المدني
Generation
صحابي مشهور
Died
35 هـ ، أو 63 هـ
Lived in
المدينة
Died in
الحرة
Relatives
ابن أخت : أم سلمة زوج النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم- ، وأمه : قريبة بنت أبي أمية بن المغيرة بن عبد الله بن عمر بن مخزوم ، وهو والد : أبي عبيدة ، و يزيد ، وعم : عبد الله بن وهب بن زمعة ، وتزوج بنت خالته : زينب بنت أبي سلمة ، ربيبة النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ، وهو أخو : الحارث ، ووهب ابني زمعة ، قال ابن حجر : ووقع في « الكاشف » أنه أخو سودة أم المؤمنين ، وهو وهم يظهر صوابه من سياق نسبها ، أخو يزيد بن زمعة المستشهد بالطائف

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

11 total
Bukhari · 3377وَذَكَرَ الَّذِي عَقَرَ النَّاقَةَ ، قَالَ : انْتَدَبَ لَهَا رَجُلٌ ذُو عِزٍّ وَمَنَعَةٍ فِي قُوَّةٍ كَأَبِي زَمْعَةَI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) while referring to the person who had cut the legs of the she-camel (of the Prophet (ﷺ) Salih), saying, "The man who was appointed for doing this job, was a man of honor and power in his nation li5 narratorsBukhari · 4942إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا سورة الشمس آية 12That he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and he mentioned the shecamel and the one who hamstrung it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited-- 'When, the most wicked man among them went forth (to hamstrung the she-camel)9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5204لَا يَجْلِدُ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَتَهُ جَلْدَ الْعَبْدِ ثُمَّ يُجَامِعُهَا فِي آخِرِ الْيَوْمِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day."5 narratorsBukhari · 6042نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَضْحَكَ الرَّجُلُ مِمَّا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْأَنْفُسِ وَقَالَ : بِمَ يَضْرِبُ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَتَهُ ضَرْبَ الْفَحْلِ أَوِ الْعَبْدِ ثُمَّ لَعَلَّهُ يُعَانِقُهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) forbade laughing at a person who passes wind, and said, "How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the stallion camel and then he may embrace (sleep with) her?" And Hisham said, "As he beats his sl9 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 7191إِذْ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا انْبَعَثَ بِهَا رَجُلٌ عَزِيزٌ عَارِمٌ مَنِيعٌ فِي رَهْطِهِ مِثْلُ أَبِي زَمْعَةَ6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1999هَلْ أَفَضْتَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؟Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Muminin: The night which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed with me was the one that followed the day of sacrifice. He came to me and Wahb ibn Zam'ah also visited me. A man belonging to the linea8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4660لَمَّا اسْتُعِزَّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، دَعَاهُ بِلَالٌ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ ، فَقَالَ : مُرُوا مَنْ يُصَلِّي لِلنَّاسِ ، فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللَّهNarrated Abdullah ibn Zam'ah: When the illness of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became serious while I was with him among a group of people, Bilal called him for prayer. He said: Ask someone to lead the people in prayer. So A7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4661خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَطْلَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ حُجْرَتِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لَا لَا لَا لِيُصَلِّ لِلنَّاسِ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ ، يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ مُغْضَبًاThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abdullah bin Zam’ah through a different chain. He said: When the Prophet ﷺ heard Umar’s voice, Ibn Zam’ah said: The Prophet ﷺ came out until he took out his head8 narrators·parallel chainTirmidhi · 3343إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا سورة الشمس آية 125 narratorsIbn Majah · 499إِذَا شَرِبْتُمُ اللَّبَنَ فَمَضْمِضُوا فَإِنَّ لَهُ دَسَمًا6 narratorsIbn Majah · 1983إِلَامَ يَجْلِدُ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَتَهُ جَلْدَ الْأَمَةِ وَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُضَاجِعَهَا مِنْ آخِرِ يَوْمِهِ5 narrators