A voice in the chain
سفيان بن عيينة الهلالي
سفيان بن عيينة بن أبي عمران : ميمون
Appears in 2,043 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
سفيان بن عيينة الهلالي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
422
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
480
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
197
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
264
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
387
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
293
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة حافظ فقيه ، إمام حجة إلا أنه تغير حفظه بأخرة ، وكان ربما دلس لكن عن الثقات
Al-Dhahabi
أحد الأعلام ، ثقة ، ثبت ، حافظ ، إمام
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو محمد
- Laqab
- الأعور
- Lineage / nisba
- الهلالي مولاهم ، الكوفي ، ثم المكي ، الأعور
- Generation
- من رؤس الطبقة الثامنة
- Born
- 107 هـ
- Died
- 197 هـ أو 198 هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة ، مكة
- Died in
- مكة
- Travelled to
- الشام
- Relatives
- مولى محمد بن مزاحم أخي الضحاك بن مزاحم ، وقال العجلي : مولى لمسعر بن كدام من أسفل ، وقال ابن سعد : مولى بني عبد الله بن رويبة من بني هلال بن عامر بن صعصعة ، وقال أبو داود : مولى الضحاك بن مزاحم ، وإخوته : إبراهيم ، ومحمد ، وآدم ، وعمران
- School
- نسبه ابن عدي إلى شيء من التشيع
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 1إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى ، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا ، فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to m6 narratorsBukhari · 72كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ الْمُسْلِمِ ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ : هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ ، فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرWe were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and fresh dates of a palm tree were brought to him. On that he said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree which resembles a Muslim." I wanted to say that it was the datepalm tree but as I was 5 narratorsBukhari · 73لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ ، رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا فَسُلِّطَ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ ، وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ الْحِكْمَةَ فَهُوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not wish to be like anyone except in two cases. (The first is) A person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (the second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom (the Holy Q5 narratorsBukhari · 113مَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ حَدِيثًا عَنْهُ مِنِّي ، إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ وَلَا أَكْتُبُThere is none among the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) who has narrated more Hadiths than I except 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (bin Al-'As) who used to write them and I never did the same.9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 115سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، مَاذَا أُنْزِلَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ ، وَمَاذَا فُتِحَ مِنَ الْخَزَائِنِ ، أَيْقِظُوا صَوَاحِبَاتِ الْحُجَرِ ، فَرُبَّ كَاسِيَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَارِيَةٍ فِي الْآخِرَةِOne night Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up and said, "Subhan Allah! How many afflictions have been descended tonight and how many treasures have been disclosed! Go and wake the sleeping lady occupants of these dwellings (his11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 122قَامَ مُوسَى النَّبِيُّ خَطِيبًا فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَسُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ ؟ فَقَالَ : أَنَا أَعْلَمُ ، فَعَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ الْعِلْمَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ عَI said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf-Al-Bakali claims that Moses (the companion of Khadir) was not the Moses of Bani Israel but he was another Moses." Ibn `Abbas remarked that the enemy of Allah (Nauf) was a liar. Narrated Ubai b6 narratorsBukhari · 137لَا يَنْفَتِلْ أَوْ لَا يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًاMy uncle asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about a person who imagined to have passed wind during the prayer. Allah' Apostle replied "He should not leave his prayers unless he hears sound or smells something."6 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 138بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ لَيْلَةً ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْIbn `Abbas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) slept till he snored and then prayed (or probably lay till his breath sounds were heard and then got up and prayed)." Ibn `Abbas added "I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt, Maimun8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 177لَا يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًاMy uncle said The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One should not leave his prayer unless he hears sound or smells something."5 narratorsBukhari · 242كُلُّ شَرَابٍ أَسْكَرَ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram (forbidden to drink).5 narratorsBukhari · 243كَانَ عَلِيٌّ يَجِيءُ بِتُرْسِهِ فِيهِ مَاءٌ ، وَفَاطِمَةُ تَغْسِلُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ الدَّمَ ، فَأُخِذَ حَصِيرٌ فَأُحْرِقَ فَحُشِيَ بِهِ جُرْحُهُSahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi, was asked by the people, "With what was the wound of the Prophet (ﷺ) treated? Sahl replied, "None remains among the people living who knows that better than I. 'Ali [??] used to bring water in hi4 narratorsBukhari · 253أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَيْمُونَةَ كَانَا يَغْتَسِلَانِ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) and Maimuna used to take a bath from a single pot.6 narrators·parallel chain