Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
النعمان بن بشير الأنصاري
النعمان بن بشير بن سعد بن ثعلبة بن الجلاس ويقال ابن خلاس بن زيد بن مالك بن ثعلبة بن كعب بن الخزرج
Appears in 121 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
النعمان بن بشير الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
13
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
28
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
19
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
16
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
30
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
15
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
له ولأبويه صحبة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عبد الله
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، الخزرجي ، المدني، القاضي، الكوفي
- Generation
- له ولأبويه صحبة
- Born
- 2هـ ، أو 1هـ ، وقيل: ولد بعد سنة أو أقل من سنة من قدوم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة، وقيل: ولد قبل وفاة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بثماني سنين، وقيل : بست سنين، والأول أصح
- Died
- 60هـ ، أو : 64هـ ، أو : 65هـ ، أو : 66هـ
- Lived in
- الشام ، دمشق ، حمص، العراق ، الكوفة
- Died in
- حمص ، وقيل : بين دمشق وحمص ، وقيل : سلمية
- Travelled to
- المدينة ، وبغداد
- Relatives
- أمه : عمرة بنت رواحة ، خاله عبد الله بن رواحة ، أبناؤه: محمد ، بشير ، ويزيد ، وحميدة ، وهند ، وابن بنته: إبراهيم، ومولاه وكاتبه: حبيب بن سالم، وولاه معاوية اليمن
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 52الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشَبَّهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الْمُشَبَّهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ ، وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ كَرَاعٍ يَرْعَI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are evident but in between them there are doubtful (suspicious) things and most of the people have no knowledge about them. So whoever saves himself fr4 narratorsBukhari · 717لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows or Allah will alter your faces."5 narratorsBukhari · 2051الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ وَبَيْنَهُمَا أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَا شُبِّهَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ ، كَانَ لِمَا اسْتَبَانَ أَتْرَكَ ، وَمَنِ اجْتَرَأَ عَلَى مَا يَشُكُّ فِيهِ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ ،The Prophet (ﷺ) said "Both legal and illegal things are obvious, and in between them are (suspicious) doubtful matters. So whoever forsakes those doubtful things lest he may commit a sin, will definitely avoid what is cl20 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2493مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى حُدُودِ اللَّهِ وَالْوَاقِعِ فِيهَا ، كَمَثَلِ قَوْمٍ اسْتَهَمُوا عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ فَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَعْلَاهَا وَبَعْضُهُمْ أَسْفَلَهَا ، فَكَانَ الَّذِينَ فِي أَسْفَلِهَا إِذَا اسْتَقَوْا مِنَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of the person abiding by Allah's order and restrictions in comparison to those who violate them is like the example of those persons who drew lots for their seats in a boat. Some of the4 narratorsBukhari · 2586أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَتَى بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي نَحَلْتُ ابْنِي هَذَا غُلَامًا ، فَقَالَ : أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَهُ ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : فَارْجِعْهُthat his father took him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I have given this son of mine a slave." The Prophet asked, "Have you given all your sons the like?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Take bac6 narratorsBukhari · 2587أَعْطَانِي أَبِي عَطِيَّةً ، فَقَالَتْ عَمْرَةُ بِنْتُ رَوَاحَةَ : لَا أَرْضَى حَتَّى تُشْهِدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنI heard An-Nu`man bin Bashir on the pulpit saying, "My father gave me a gift but `Amra bint Rawaha (my mother) said that she would not agree to it unless he made Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as a witness to it. So, my father we5 narratorsBukhari · 2650حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيُّ ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : سَأَلَتْ أُمِّي أَبِي بَعْضَ اMy mother asked my father to present me a gift from his property; and he gave it to me after some hesitation. My mother said that she would not be satisfied unless the Prophet (ﷺ) was made a witness to it. I being a youn7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2686مَثَلُ الْمُدْهِنِ فِي حُدُودِ اللَّهِ وَالْوَاقِعِ فِيهَا ، مَثَلُ قَوْمٍ اسْتَهَمُوا سَفِينَةً ، فَصَارَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي أَسْفَلِهَا وَصَارَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي أَعْلَاهَا ، فَكَانَ الَّذِي فِي أَسْفَلِهَا يَمُرُّونَ بِالْمَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of the person abiding by Allah's orders and limits (or the one who abides by the limits and regulations prescribed by Allah) in comparison to the one who do wrong and violate Allah's li5 narratorsBukhari · 4267أُغْمِيَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ ، فَجَعَلَتْ أُخْتُهُ عَمْرَةُ تَبْكِي وَا جَبَلَاهْ وَا كَذَا وَا كَذَا تُعَدِّدُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ حِينَ أَفَاقَ : مَا قُلْتِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قِيلَ لِي آنْتَ كَذَلِكَ`Abdullah bin Rawaha fell down unconscious and his sister `Amra started crying and was saying loudly, "O Jabala! Oh so-and-so! Oh so-and-so! and went on calling him by his (good ) qualities one by one). When he came to h5 narratorsBukhari · 4268حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرُ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ ، قَالَ : أُغْمِيَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ بِهَذَا ، فَلَمَّا مَاتَ لَمْ تَبْكِ عَلَيAn Nu'man bin Bashir said, "Abdullah bin Rawaha fell down unconscious.." (and mentioned the above Hadith adding, "Thereupon, when he died she (i.e. his sister) did not weep over him."5 narratorsBukhari · 6011تَرَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَرَاحُمِهِمْ وَتَوَادِّهِمْ وَتَعَاطُفِهِمْ كَمَثَلِ الْجَسَدِ ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى عُضْوًا تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ جَسَدِهِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَالْحُمَّىAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You see the believers as regards their being merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being kind, resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well then4 narratorsBukhari · 6561إِنَّ أَهْوَنَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ عَذَابًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، لَرَجُلٌ تُوضَعُ فِي أَخْمَصِ قَدَمَيْهِ جَمْرَةٌ يَغْلِي مِنْهَا دِمَاغُهُI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "The person who will have the least punishment from amongst the Hell Fire people on the Day of Resurrection, will be a man under whose arch of the feet a smoldering ember will be placed so5 narrators