A voice in the chain
قيس بن مسلم الجدلي
قيس بن مسلم
Appears in 37 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
قيس بن مسلم الجدلي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
13
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
10
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
3
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
3
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
6
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
2
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثبت ، ثقة رمي بالإرجاء
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عمرو
- Lineage / nisba
- الجدلي ، العدواني ، الكوفي ، من قيس عيلان ، العابد
- Generation
- السادسة
- Died
- 120 هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Relatives
- من قيس عيلان
- School
- كان مرجئا
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 45أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْيَهُودِ ، قَالَ لَهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، آيَةٌ فِي كِتَابِكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَهَا لَوْ عَلَيْنَا مَعْشَرَ الْيَهُودِ نَزَلَتْ لَاتَّخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عِيدًا ، قَالَ : أَيُّ آيَةٍ ؟ قَاOnce a Jew said to me, "O the chief of believers! There is a verse in your Holy Book Which is read by all of you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken that day (on which it was revealed as a day 6 narratorsBukhari · 1559بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى قَوْمٍ بِالْيَمَنِ ، فَجِئْتُ وَهُوَ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ ، فَقَالَ : بِمَا أَهْلَلْتَ ؟ , قُلْتُ : أَهْلَلْتُ كَإِهْلَالِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّThe Prophet (ﷺ) sent me to some people in Yemen and when I returned, I found him at Al-Batha. He asked me, "With what intention have you assumed Ihram (i.e. for Hajj or for Umra or for both?") I replied, "I have assumed 5 narratorsBukhari · 1565قَدِمْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمَرَهُ بِالْحِلِّcame to the Prophet (from Yemen and was assuming Ihram for Hajj) and he ordered me to finish the Ihram (after performing the 'Umra).6 narratorsBukhari · 1724فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَحِلَّ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْهَدْيُ مَحِلَّهُI came upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when he was at Al-Batha. He asked me, "Have you intended to perform the Hajj?" I replied in the affirmative. He asked, "For what have you assumed lhram?" I replied," I have assumed Ihram6 narratorsBukhari · 1795قَدِمْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ وَهُوَ مُنِيخٌ ، فَقَالَ : أَحَجَجْتَ ؟ , قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : بِمَا أَهْلَلْتَ ؟ , قُلْتُ : لَبَّيْكَ بِإِهْلَالٍ كَإِهْلَالِ النَّبِيِّ صَI came to the Prophet (ﷺ) at Al-Batha' while his camel was kneeling down and he asked me, "Have you intended to perform the Hajj?" I replied in the affirmative. He asked me, 'With what intention have you assumed Ihram?" 6 narratorsBukhari · 2005كَانَ يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ تَعُدُّهُ الْيَهُودُ عِيدًا ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَصُومُوهُ أَنْتُمْThe day of 'Ashura' was considered as `Id day by the Jews. So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered, "I recommend you (Muslims) to fast on this day."5 narratorsBukhari · 3192وَرَوَى عِيسَى ، عَنْ رَقَبَةَ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : قَامَ فِينَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَقَامًا One day the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up amongst us for a long period and informed us about the beginning of creation (and talked about everything in detail) till he mentioned how the people of Paradise will enter their places a5 narratorsBukhari · 3942نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِصَوْمِهِ فَأَمَرَ بِصَوْمِهِWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, he noticed that some people among the Jews used to respect Ashura' (i.e. 10th of Muharram) and fast on it. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "We have more right to observe fast on this da6 narratorsBukhari · 4346أَحَجَجْتَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ ؟Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me (as a governor) to the land of my people, and I came while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was encamping at a place called Al-Abtah. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you made the intention to perform the H6 narratorsBukhari · 4397طُفْ بِالْبَيْتِ وَبِالصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ، ثُمَّ حِلَّI came to the Prophet (ﷺ) at a place called Al-Batha'. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Did you assume the Ihram for Hajj?" I said, "Yes," He said, "How did you express your intention (for performing Hajj)? " I said, "Labbaik (i.e6 narratorsBukhari · 4407حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ : أَنَّ أُنَاسًا مِنْ الْيَهُودِ ، قَالُوا : لَوْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِينَا لَاتSome Jews said, "Had this Verse been revealed to us, we would have taken that day as `Id (festival)." `Umar said, "What Verse?" They said-- "This day I have Perfected your religion for you, Completed My Favor upon you An5 narratorsBukhari · 4606إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ أُنْزِلَتْ ، وَأَيْنَ أُنْزِلَتْ ، وَأَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أُنْزِلَتْ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ ، وَإِنَّا وَاللَّهِ بِعَرَفَةَThe Jews said to `Umar, "You (i.e. Muslims) recite a Verse, and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken the day of its revelation as a day of celebration." `Umar said, "I know very well when and where it was reve6 narrators