A voice in the chain
محمد بن جعفر الهذلي
محمد بن جعفر
Appears in 952 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
محمد بن جعفر الهذلي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
172
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
422
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
37
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
65
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
155
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
101
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة صحيح الكتاب إلا أن فيه غفلة
Al-Dhahabi
الحافظ ، قال ابن معين : أراد بعضهم أن يخطئه فلم يقدر وكان من أصح الناس كتابا ، بقي يصوم يوما ويوما خمسين عاما
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو عبد الله
- Laqab
- غندر ، الحافظ
- Known as
- غندر
- Lineage / nisba
- البصري ، الهذلي مولاهم ، الحافظ
- Generation
- التاسعة
- Died
- 192 هـ أو 193 هـ أو 194 هـ
- Lived in
- البصرة
- Relatives
- الهذلي مولاهم ، ربيب شعبة
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 32لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ سورة الأنعام آية 82 ، قَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَيُّنَا لَمْ يَظْلِمْ ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلّWhen the following Verse was revealed "It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides Allah.)" (683), the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, "Who is amongst us who had9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 87فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ ، أَمَرَهُمْ بِالْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَحْدَهُ ، قَالَ : هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ ؟ قَالُوا : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ :I was an interpreter between the people and Ibn `Abbas. Once Ibn `Abbas said that a delegation of the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to the Prophet (ﷺ) who asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegate5 narratorsBukhari · 102حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ ، عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ ، عَنِ النَّبِas above (the sub narrators are different). Abu Huraira qualified the three children referred to in the above mentioned Hadith as not having reached the age of committing sins (i.e. age of puberty) .9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 142اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) went to answer the call of nature, he used to say, "Allah-umma inni a`udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khaba'ith i.e. O Allah, I seek Refuge with You from all offensive and wicked things (evil deeds 12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 152كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْخُلُ الْخَلَاءَ ، فَأَحْمِلُ أَنَا وَغُلَامٌ إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ وَعَنَزَةً يَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to carry a tumbler full of water (for cleaning the private parts) and a short spear (or stick).8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 180إِذَا أُعْجِلْتَ أَوْ قُحِطْتَ فَعَلَيْكَ الْوُضُوءُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent for a Ansari man who came with water dropping from his head. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Perhaps we have forced you to hurry up, haven't we?" The Ansari replied, "Yes." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 255كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to pour water three times on his head.6 narratorsBukhari · 343فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) stroked the earth with his hands and then passed them over his face and the backs of his hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).8 narratorsBukhari · 345إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ لَا يُصَلِّي ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : لَوْ رَخَّصْتُ لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا كَانَ إِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدُهُمُ الْبَرْدَ ، قَالَ : هَكَذَا يَعْنِي تَيَمَّمَ وَصَلَّىAbu Musa said to 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, "If one does not find water (for ablution) can he give up the prayer?" 'Abdullah replied, "If you give the permission to perform Tayammum they will perform Tayammum even if water wa6 narratorsBukhari · 461إِنَّ عِفْرِيتًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ تَفَلَّتَ عَلَيَّ الْبَارِحَةَ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا لِيَقْطَعَ عَلَيَّ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَأَمْكَنَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْبِطَهُ إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَ"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Last night a big demon (afreet) from the Jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my prayers (or said something similar) but Allah enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten him to one of the6 narratorsBukhari · 535أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ ، فَقَالَ : أَبْرِدْ أَبْرِدْ ، أَوْ قَالَ : انْتَظِرِ انْتَظِرْ ، وَقَالَ : شِدَّةُ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ ، فَإِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأThe Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) of the Prophet (ﷺ) pronounced the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer but the Prophet said, "Let it be cooler, let it be cooler." Or said, 'Wait, wait, because the severity of heat is from the r6 narratorsBukhari · 560كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ ، وَالْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ نَقِيَّةٌ ، وَالْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا وَجَبَتْ ، وَالْعِشَاءَ أَحْيَانًا وَأَحْيَانًا إِذَا رَآهُمُ اجْتَمَعُوا عَجThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray the Zuhr at midday, and the `Asr at a time when the sun was still bright, the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time) and the `Isha at a variable time. Whenever he saw the people assembled 6 narrators