A voice in the chain
قرة بن خالد السدوسي
قرة بن خالد
Appears in 50 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
قرة بن خالد السدوسي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
13
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
20
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
6
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
2
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
7
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
2
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ضابط
Al-Dhahabi
ثبت عالم
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو خالد ، ويقال : أبو محمد
- Lineage / nisba
- السدوسي ، البصري
- Generation
- السادسة
- Died
- 154هـ ، أو : 155هـ ، أو نيف و 170 هـ
- Lived in
- البصرة
- Relatives
- ابنه : زفر بن قرة بن خالد السدوسي
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 600أَلَا إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا ثُمَّ رَقَدُوا ، وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَOnce he waited for Al-Hasan and he did not show up till it was about the usual time for him to start his speech; then he came and apologized saying, "Our neighbors invited us." Then he added, "Narrated Anas, 'Once we wai7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1741خَطَبَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ ، قَالَ : أَتَدْرُونَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا ؟ , قُلْنَا : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) delivered to us a sermon on the Day of Nahr. He said, "Do you know what is the day today?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He remained silent till we thought that he might give that day anot8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2261لَنْ ، أَوْ لَا نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُI went to the Prophet (ﷺ) with two men from Ash'ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that they want employment." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."6 narratorsBukhari · 3138رَجُلٌ اعْدِلْ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : شَقِيتُ إِنْ لَمْ أَعْدِلْWhile Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was distributing the booty at Al-Ja'rana, somebody said to him "Be just (in your distribution)." The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Verily I would be miserable if I did not act justly."4 narratorsBukhari · 3941لَوْ آمَنَ بِي عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ لآمَنَ بِي الْيَهُودُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Had only ten Jews (amongst their chiefs) believe me, all the Jews would definitely have believed me."4 narratorsBukhari · 4083حَدَّثَنِي نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي , عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ , عَنْ قَتَادَةَ , سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ , أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : " The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "This is a mountain that loves us and is loved by us."5 narratorsBukhari · 4153حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ , عَنْ سَعِيدٍ , عَنْ قَتَادَةَ , قُلْتُ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ , بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , كَانَ يَقُولُ : " كَI said to Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, "I have been informed that Jabir bin `Abdullah said that the number (of Al-Hudaibiya Muslim warriors) was 1400." Sa`id said to me, "Jabir narrated to me that they were 1500 who gave the P9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4368مَرْحَبًا بِالْقَوْمِ غَيْرَ خَزَايَا وَلَا النَّدَامَىI said to Ibn `Abbas, "I have an earthenware pot containing Nabidh (i.e. water and dates or grapes) for me, and I drink of it while it is sweet. If I drink much of it and stay with the people for a long time, I get afrai5 narratorsBukhari · 6923أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعِي رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَالْآخَرُ عَنْ يَسَارِي ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَاكُ Abu Musa said, "I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash`ariyin, one on my right and the other on my left, while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and both men asked6 narratorsBukhari · 7010كُنْتُ فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، وَابْنُ عُمَرَ ، فَمَرَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا : كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : I was sitting in a gathering in which there was Sa`d bin Malik and Ibn `Umar. `Abdullah bin Salam passed in front of them and they said, "This man is from the people of Paradise." I said to `Abdullah bin Salam, "They sai8 narratorsBukhari · 7078خَطَبَ النَّاسَ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَا تَدْرُونَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالُوا : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَيْسَ بِيَوْمِ النَّحْرِ ؟ ، قُلْنَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed the people saying, "Don't you know what is the day today?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." We thought that he might give that day another name. The Prophet said, "Isn't 6 narratorsBukhari · 7156حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى هُوَ الْقَطَّانُ ، عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، أَن النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْthat the Prophet (ﷺ) sent him and sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).6 narrators