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A voice in the chain

عبد الرحمن بن عمرو الأوزاعي

عبد الرحمن بن عمرو بن أبي عمرو : يحمد

Appears in 436 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 الرحمن بن عمرو الأوزاعي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

72

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

67

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

69

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

27

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

123

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

78

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة جليل

Al-Dhahabi

شيخ الإسلام ، الحافظ الفقيه الزاهد ، وكان رأسا في العلم والعبادة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو عمرو
Laqab
الحافظ ، شيخ الإسلام
Lineage / nisba
الحافظ ، الزاهد ، الأوزاعي ، الشامي ، وقيل : الهمداني
Generation
السابعة
Born
80هـ ، أو 88هـ
Died
157 هـ ، وقيل : 151 هـ ، وقيل : 155 هـ ، وقيل : 156 هـ
Lived in
الشام ، بيروت ، دمشق بمحلة الأوزاع خارج باب الفراديس، اليمامة ، البصرة
Died in
بيروت
Relatives
ابن عم : يحيى بن أبي عمرو السيباني

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

436 total
Bukhari · 78بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : أَتَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ ، قَالَ مُوسَى : لَا ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى مُوسَى : بَلَى عَبْدُنَا خَضِرٌ ، فَسَأَthat he differed with Hur bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari regarding the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ) Moses. Meanwhile, Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, "My friend (Hur) and I have differed regar6 narratorsBukhari · 154إِذَا بَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَأْخُذَنَّ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ، وَلَا يَسْتَنْجِي بِيَمِينِهِ ، وَلَا يَتَنَفَّسْ فِي الْإِنَاءِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whenever anyone of you makes water he should not hold his penis or clean his private parts with his right hand. (And while drinking) one should not breathe in the drinking utensil ."5 narratorsBukhari · 205رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى عِمَامَتِهِ وَخُفَّيْهِMy father said, "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) passing wet hands over his turban and Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather).11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 275أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَعُدِّلَتِ الصُّفُوفُ قياما ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ جُنُبٌ ، فَقَالَ لَنَا : مَكَانَكُمْ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ Once the call (Iqama) for the prayer was announced and the rows were straightened. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out; and when he stood up at his Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he ordered us to stay at our p11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 559كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَنْصَرِفُ أَحَدُنَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيُبْصِرُ مَوَاقِعَ نَبْلِهِWe used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and after finishing the prayer one of us may go away and could still see as Par as the spots where one's arrow might reach when shot by a bow.5 narratorsBukhari · 640أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَسَوَّى النَّاسُ صُفُوفَهُمْ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَقَدَّمَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : عَلَى مَكَانِكُمْ ، فَرَجَعَ فَاغْتَسَلَ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَرَأْسُهُOnce Iqama was pronounced and the people had straightened the rows, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went forward (to lead the prayer) but he was Junub, so he said, "Remain in your places." And he went out, took a bath and returned6 narratorsBukhari · 695الصَّلَاةُ أَحْسَنُ مَا يَعْمَلُ النَّاسُ ، فَإِذَا أَحْسَنَ النَّاسُ فَأَحْسِنْ مَعَهُمْ ، وَإِذَا أَسَاءُوا فَاجْتَنِبْ إِسَاءَتَهُمْI went to 'Uthman bin Affan while he was besieged, and said to him, "You are the chief of all Muslims in general and you see what has befallen you. We are led in the Salat (prayer) by a leader of Al-Fitan (trials and aff6 narratorsBukhari · 707إِنِّي لَأَقُومُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطَوِّلَ فِيهَا ، فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي صَلَاتِي كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمِّهِMy father said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'When I stand for prayer, I intend to prolong it but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut it short, as I dislike to trouble the child's mother.' "10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 778أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ مَعَهَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا ، وَكَMy father said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first two rak'at of the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers. A verse or so was audible at times and he used to prolong the first rak'a."5 narratorsBukhari · 868إِنِّي لَأَقُومُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطَوِّلَ فِيهَا ، فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي صَلَاتِي كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمِّهِMy father said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whenever I stand for prayer, I want to prolong it but on hearing the cries of a child, I would shorten it as I dislike to put its mother in trouble."6 narratorsBukhari · 933فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَمَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةً فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا وَضَعَهَا حَتَّى ثَارَ السَّحَابُ أَمْثَالَ الْجِبَالِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ عَنْ مِنْبَرِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْمَطَرَ يَتَحَادَرُ عَOnce in the lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted with drought (famine). While the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering the Khutba on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said, "O, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Our poss5 narratorsBukhari · 973كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى وَالْعَنَزَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ تُحْمَلُ ، وَتُنْصَبُ بِالْمُصَلَّى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to proceed to the Musalla and an 'Anaza used to be carried before him and planted in the Musalla in front of him and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra).5 narrators