A voice in the chain
عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى الأنصاري
عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى ، واسمه : يسار ، ويقال : بلال ، ويقال : داود بن بلال بن بليل بن أحيحة بن الجلاح بن الحريش بن جحجبا بن كلفة بن عوف بن عمرو بن عوف بن مالك بن الأوس
Appears in 200 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 الرحمن بن أبي ليلى الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
39
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
38
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
39
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
31
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
26
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
27
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة
Al-Dhahabi
عالم الكوفة ، وكان أصحابه يعظمونه كأنه أمير
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عيسى
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، المدني ، الأوسي ، الكوفي
- Generation
- الثانية
- Born
- لست بقين من خلافة عمر
- Died
- 82 هـ ، أو 83 هـ ، وقيل : 71 هـ وهو وهم
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Died in
- قيل دجيل ، وقيل الجماجم
- Relatives
- والد : محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى القاضي ، و عيسى بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى ، وجد : عبد الله بن عيسى بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 792كَانَ رُكُوعُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسُجُودُهُ وَبَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ مَا خَلَا الْقِيَامَ وَالْقُعُودَ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِThe bowing, the prostration the sitting in between the two prostrations and the standing after the bowing of the Prophet (ﷺ) but not qiyam (standing in the prayer) and qu'ud (sitting in the prayer) used to be approximate5 narratorsBukhari · 801كَانَ رُكُوعُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسُجُودُهُ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِThe bowing, the prostrations, the period of standing after bowing and the interval between the two prostrations of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to be equal in duration .5 narratorsBukhari · 820كَانَ سُجُودُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرُكُوعُهُ وَقُعُودُهُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِThe time taken by the Prophet (ﷺ) in prostrations, bowing, and the sitting interval between the two prostrations was about the same.6 narratorsBukhari · 1103مَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَحَدٌ أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الضُّحَى غَيْرُ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ ، ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ اغْتَسَلَ فِي بNarrated 'Abdullah bin Amir that his father had told him that he had seen the Prophet (p.b.u.h) praying Nawafil at night on the back of his Mount on a journey, facing whatever direction it took.5 narratorsBukhari · 1176مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَحَدٌ ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى غَيْرُ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ ، فَإِنَّهَا قَالَتْ : إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ بَيْتَهَا يَوْمOnly Um Hani narrated to me that she had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) offering the Duha prayer. She said, "On the day of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet (ﷺ) entered my house, took a bath and offered eight rak'at (of Duha pray5 narratorsBukhari · 1312إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّتْ بِهِ جِنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ , فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّهَا جِنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَيْسَتْ نَفْسًاSahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa'd were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land 6 narratorsBukhari · 1313وَقَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى , قَالَ : كُنْتُ مَعَ قَيْسٍ وسَهْلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا , فَقَالَا : كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَSahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa'd were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land 11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1707أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِجِلَالِ الْبُدْنِ الَّتِي نَحَرْتُ وَبِجُلُودِهَاAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered me to give in charity the skin and the coverings of the Budn which I had slaughtered.6 narratorsBukhari · 1716بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُمْتُ عَلَى الْبُدْنِ ، فَأَمَرَنِي فَقَسَمْتُ لُحُومَهَا ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي فَقَسَمْتُ جِلَالَهَا وَجُلُودَهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) sent me to supervise the (slaughtering of) Budn (Hadi camels) and ordered me to distribute their meat, and then he ordered me to distribute their covering sheets and skins. 'All added, "The Prophet (ﷺ) or11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1717أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ عَلَى بُدْنِهِ ، وَأَنْ يَقْسِمَ بُدْنَهُ كُلَّهَا لُحُومَهَا وَجُلُودَهَا وَجِلَالَهَا ، وَلَا يُعْطِيَ فِي جِزَارَتِهَا شَيْئًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) ordered me to supervise the (slaughtering) of Budn (Hadi camel) and to distribute their meat, skins and covering sheets in charity and not to give anything (of their bodies) to the butcher as wages for sl8 narratorsBukhari · 1718أَهْدَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِائَةَ بَدَنَةٍ فَأَمَرَنِي بِلُحُومِهَا فَقَسَمْتُهَا ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي بِجِلَالِهَا فَقَسَمْتُهَا ، ثُمَّ بِجُلُودِهَا فَقَسَمْتُهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) offered one hundred Budn as Hadi and ordered me to distribute their meat (in charity) and I did so. Then he ordered me to distribute their covering sheets in charity and I did so. Then he ordered me to di5 narratorsBukhari · 1814لَعَلَّكَ آذَاكَ هَوَامُّكَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :احْلِقْ رَأْسَكَ ، وَصُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ، أَوْ أَطْعِمْ سِتَّةَ مَسَاكِينَ ، أَوِ انْسُكْKa`b bin 'Ujra said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him (Ka`b), "Perhaps your lice have troubled you?" Ka`b replied, "Yes! O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Have your head shaved and then either f6 narrators