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مسروق بن الأجدع الهمداني

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مسروق بن الأجدع بن مالك بن أمية بن عبد الله بن مر بن سلمان ، ويقال : سلامان بن معمر بن الحارث بن سعد بن عبد الله بن وادعة بن عمرو بن عامر بن ناشج بن رافع بن مالك بن جشم بن حاشد بن جشم بن خيوان بن نوف بن همدان

Appears in 329 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

مسروق بن الأجدع الهمداني

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

111

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

72

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

24

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

27

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

56

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

39

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة فقيه عابد ، مخضرم

Al-Dhahabi

أحد الأعلام

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو عائشة ، وقال علي بن عبد الله التميمي في « تاريخه » : يكنى أبا هاشم ، وفي كتاب القراب : أبو يزيد
Lineage / nisba
الهمداني ، ثم الوادعي ، الكوفي ، العابد
Generation
الثانية
Died
قال أبو نعيم : 62 هـ . وقال محمد بن سعد وغيره : 63 هـ
Lived in
السلسلة ، البصرة ، الكوفة
Died in
قال ابن حبان : السلسلة ، وفي كتاب الصيرفيني : بصريفين واسط
Travelled to
البصرة
Relatives
ابن أخيه محمد بن المنتشر بن الأجدع ، وخاله عمرو بن معد يكرب الكندي ، وامرأته قمير بنت عمرو ، ولاه زياد على السلسلة ، وإخوته : عبد الله ، وأبو بكر ، والمنتشر

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

329 total
Bukhari · 34أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا ، اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ ، وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he giv8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 168كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ فِي تَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَطُهُورِهِ وَفِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.6 narratorsBukhari · 363كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا مُغِيرَةُ خُذْ الْإِدَاوَةَ ، فَأَخَذْتُهَا ، فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تَوَارَى عَنِّي فَقَضOnce I was traveling with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, "O Mughira! take this container of water." I took it and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went far away till he disappeared. He answered the call of nature and was wearing a Sy6 narratorsBukhari · 388وَضَّأْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ وَصَلَّىIbn Buhaina, "When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed, he used to separate his arms from his body so widely that the whiteness of his armpits was visible."6 narratorsBukhari · 426كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to start every thing from the right (for good things) whenever it was possible in all his affairs; for example in washing, combing or wearing shoes.6 narratorsBukhari · 459لَمَّا أُنْزِلَتِ الْآيَاتُ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي الرِّبَا ، خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَرَأَهُنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ حَرَّمَ تِجَارَةَ الْخَمْرِWhen the verses of Surat "Al-Baqara"' about the usury Riba were revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) went to the mosque and recited them in front of the people and then banned the trade of alcohol.6 narratorsBukhari · 511رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَإِنِّي لَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعَةٌ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ ، فَتَكُونُ لِي الْحَاجَةُ فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْتَقْبِلَهُ فَأَنْسَلُّ انْسِلَاThe things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people)." I said, "You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I sa10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 514شَبَّهْتُمُونَا بِالْحُمُرِ وَالْكِلَابِ ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَإِنِّي عَلَى السَّرِيرِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ مُضْطَجِعَةً ، فَتَبْدُو لِي الْحَاجَةُ فThe things which annul prayer were mentioned before me (and those were) a dog, a donkey and a woman. I said, "You have compared us (women) to donkeys and dogs. By Allah! I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying while I used to lie 10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 593مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْتِينِي فِي يَوْمٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَّا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) come to me after the 'Asr prayer, he always prayed two rak'at.6 narratorsBukhari · 751سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : هُوَ اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَبْدِI asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about looking hither and thither in prayer. He replied, "It is a way of stealing by which Satan takes away (a portion) from the prayer of a person."6 narratorsBukhari · 794كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to say in his bowing and prostrations, "Subhanaka l-lahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika; Allahumma ghfir li.' (Exalted [from unbecoming attributes] Are you O Allah our Lord, and by Your praise [do I exalt y6 narratorsBukhari · 817كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي يَتَأَوَّلُ الْقُرْآنَThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to say frequently in his bowing and prostrations "Subhanaka l-lahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ghfir li" (Exalted [from unbecoming attributes] Are you O Allah our Lord, and by Your praise [do 7 narrators