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أشعث بن أبي الشعثاء المحاربي

أشعث بن أبي الشعثاء : سليم بن أسود

Appears in 88 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

أشعث بن أبي الشعثاء المحاربي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

27

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

19

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

8

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

4

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

24

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

6

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

ثقة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو يزيد
Lineage / nisba
المحاربي ، الكوفي
Generation
السادسة
Died
125 ، أو 131 هـ
Lived in
الكوفة
Died in
الكوفة
Relatives
أخو : عبد الرحمن بن أبي الشعثاء ، عمته : رهماء بنت الأسود
School
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The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

88 total
Bukhari · 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 · 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 · 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 · 1132حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَانُ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي , عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا , قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَI asked 'Aisha which deed was most loved by the Prophet. She said, "A deed done continuously." I further asked, "When did he used to get up (in the night for the prayer)." She said, "He used to get up on hearing the crow10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1239أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، أَمَرَنَا : بِاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ , وَعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ , وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي , وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ , وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us to follow the funeral procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the oppressed, to fulfill the oaths,5 narratorsBukhari · 1372أَنَّ يَهُودِيَّةً دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا فَذَكَرَتْ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ , فَقَالَتْ لَهَا : أَعَاذَكِ اللَّهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، فَسَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ عَذَابِ الْقَب`Aisha said that a Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to her, "May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave." `Aisha then asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the punishment of th7 narratorsBukhari · 1584سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْجَدْرِ أَمِنَ الْبَيْتِ ؟ , هُوَ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قُلْتُ : فَمَا لَهُمْ لَمْ يُدْخِلُوهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ ؟ , قَالَ : إِنَّ قَوْمَكِ قَصَّرَتْ بِهِمُ النَّفَقَةُI asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether the round wall (near Ka`ba) was part of the Ka`ba. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative. I further said, "What is wrong with them, why have they not included it in the building of th5 narratorsBukhari · 2445أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، فَذَكَرَ : عِيَادَةَ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعَ الْجَنَائِزِ ، وَتَشْمِيتَ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَرَدَّ السَّلَامِ ، وَنَصْرَ الْمَظْلُومِ I heard Al-Bara' bin `Azib saying, "The Prophet (ﷺ) orders us to do seven things and prohibited us from doing seven other things." Then Al-Bara' mentioned the following-- (1) To pay a visit to the sick (inquiring about h5 narratorsBukhari · 2647انْظُرْنَ مَنْ إِخْوَانُكُنَّ ، فَإِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعَةُ مِنَ الْمَجَاعَةِOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) came to me while a man was in my house. He said, "O 'Aisha! Who is this (man)?" I replied, "My foster brothers" He said, "O 'Aisha! Be sure about your foster brothers, as fostership is only valid if 8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3291هُوَ اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ أَحَدِكُمْI asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about one's looking here and there during the prayer. He replied, "It is what Satan steals from the prayer of any one of you."6 narratorsBukhari · 5102انْظُرْنَ مَنْ إِخْوَانُكُنَّ ، فَإِنَّمَا الرَّضَاعَةُ مِنَ الْمَجَاعَةِthat the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her while a man was sitting with her. Signs of answer seemed to appear on his face as if he disliked that. She said, "Here is my (foster) brother." He said, "Be sure as to who is your fo6 narratorsBukhari · 5175أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، أَمَرَنَا : بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجِنَازَةِ ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَمِ ، وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْThe Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to visit the patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply to the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka-l-lah (May Allah bes8 narrators·parallel chain