A voice in the chain
خالد بن معدان الكلاعي
خالد بن معدان بن أبي كرب
Appears in 79 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
خالد بن معدان الكلاعي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
5
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
2
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
16
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
13
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
24
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
19
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة عابد ، يرسل كثيرا.
Al-Dhahabi
فقيه كبير ، ثبت مهيب مخلص ، يرسل عن الكبار.
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عبد الله.
- Lineage / nisba
- الكلاعي ، الشامي ، الحمصي.
- Generation
- الثالثة.
- Died
- 103 هـ ، أو : 104 هـ ، أو : 105 هـ ، وقيل : 106 هـ ، أو : 108 هـ
- Lived in
- حمص ، الطرطوس.
- Died in
- الطرطوس.
- Relatives
- ابنته : أم عبد الله عبدة بنت خالد بن معدان ، ومولاته : أم الضحاك بنت راشد.
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 2072مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا قَطُّ ، خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ، وَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one's own hands. The Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor."5 narratorsBukhari · 2128حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ ، عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Measure your foodstuff and you will be blessed."5 narratorsBukhari · 2924أَوَّلُ جَيْشٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَغْزُونَ الْبَحْرَ قَدْ أَوْجَبُواThat 'Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram. 'Umair said. Um Haram informed us that she heard the Pro6 narratorsBukhari · 5458الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ رَبَّنَاWhenever the dining sheet of the Prophet (ﷺ) was taken away (i.e., whenever he finished his meal), he used to say "Al-hamdu li l-lah kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiy wala muWada` wala mustaghna'anhu Rabbuna5 narratorsBukhari · 5459إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ ، وَقَالَ مَرَّةً : إِذَا رَفَعَ مَائِدَتَهُ ، قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانَا وَأَرْوَانَا غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مَكْفُورٍ ، وَقَالَ مَرَّةً : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّنَا غَيْرَ مَWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) finished his meals (or when his dining sheet was taken away), he used to say. "Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our thirst. Your favor cannot by compensated or denied."4 narratorsMuslim · 5434إِنَّ هَذِهِ مِنْ ثِيَابِ الْكُفَّارِ فَلَا تَلْبَسْهَا8 narratorsMuslim · 5435وحدثنا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ . ح وحدثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ 8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 175أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّ وَفِي ظَهْرِ قَدَمِهِ لُمْعَةٌ قَدْرُ الدِّرْهَمِ لَمْ يُصِبْهَا الْمَاءُ ، فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُعِيدَ الNarrated Some Companions of the Prophet: The Prophet ﷺ saw a person offering prayer, and on the back of his foot a small part equal to the space of a dirham remained unwashed; the water did not reach it. The Prophet ﷺ co5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1333الْجَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْجَاهِرِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ ، وَالْمُسِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْمُسِرِّ بِالصَّدَقَةِNarrated Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani: The Prophet ﷺ said: One who recites the Quran in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Quran quietly is one who gives alms secretly.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2421لَا تَصُومُوا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ إِلَّا فِي مَا افْتُرِضَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا لِحَاءَ عِنَبَةٍ أَوْ عُودَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلْيَمْضَغْهُNarrated As-Samma sister of Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not fast on Saturday except what has been made obligatory on you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, h8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2483سَيَصِيرُ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى أَنْ تَكُونُوا جُنُودًا مُجَنَّدَةً جُنْدٌ بِالشَّامِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْيَمَنِ وَجُنْدٌ بِالْعِرَاقِNarrated Ibn Hawalah: The Prophet ﷺ said: It will turn out that you will be armed troops, one is Syria, one in the Yemen and one in Iraq. Ibn Hawalah said: Choose for me, Messenger of Allah, if I reach that time. He repl6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2515الْغَزْوُ غَزْوَانِ فَأَمَّا مَنِ ابْتَغَى وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ، وَأَطَاعَ الْإِمَامَ ، وَأَنْفَقَ الْكَرِيمَةَ وَيَاسَرَ الشَّرِيكَ ، وَاجْتَنَبَ الْفَسَادَ ، فَإِنَّ نَوْمَهُ وَنُبْهَهُ أَجْرٌ كُلُّهُ ، وَأَمَّا مَنِ غَزَا Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Prophet ﷺ said: Fighting is of two kinds: The one who seeks Allah's favour, obeys the leader, gives the property he values, treats his associates gently and avoids doing mischief, will have 6 narrators