A voice in the chain
كثير بن عبيد المذحجي
كثير بن عبيد بن نمير
Appears in 37 hadith across the six canonical collections.
An abridged path through the isnād
From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
1 intermediate narrator
Immediate teacher layer
Received from
كثير بن عبيد المذحجي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
0
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
0
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
11
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
0
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
21
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
5
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة
Al-Dhahabi
له معرفة ورحلة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو الحسن
- Lineage / nisba
- المذحجي ، الحمصي ، الحذاء ، المقرئ
- Generation
- العاشرة
- Died
- 250هـ ، وقيل : 247هـ ، وقيل : 255هـ
- Lived in
- حمص
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Abu Dawud · 706حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ يَعْنِي الْمَذْحِجِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيْوَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ ، قَالَ : قَطَعَ صَلَاتَنَا قَطَعَ اللَّهُ أَثَرَهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَرَوَThis tradition as also been reported by Saeed through the same chain of narrators and to the same effect. He added: He cut off our prayer, may Allah cut off his walking. Abu Dawud said: This version narrated by Mushir on3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2126حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيْوَةَ ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي غَيْلَانُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبMuhammad ibn Abdur Rahman ibn Thawban reported on the authority of a man from the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ: When Ali married Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he intended to have intercourse with her. The6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2127حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيْوَةَ ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ غَيْلَانَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، مِثْلَهُ . A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Abbas through a different chain of narrators.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2178أَبْغَضُ الْحَلَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى الطَّلَاقُNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: Of all the lawful acts the most detestable to Allah is divorce.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3417حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، وَكَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ ، حَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَادَةُ بْنُ نُسَيٍّ ، عَنْ جُنA similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ubadah bin al-Samit through a different chain of narrators, but the former tradition is more perfect. This version has: I said: What do you think about it, Messenger of Al8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3859يَحْتَجِمُ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ وَبَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : مَنْ أَهْرَاقَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الدِّمَاءِ فَلَا يَضُرُّهُ أَنْ لَا يَتَدَاوَى بِشَيْءٍ لِشَيْءٍNarrated Abu Kabshah al-Ansari: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to have himself cupped on the top of his head and between his shoulders, and that he used to say: If anyone pours out any of his blood, he will not suffer if 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4058أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى عَلَى أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بُرْدًا سِيَرَاءَAnas bin Malik said that he saw a striped garment over Umm Kulthum, daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: The word "siyara" means striped with silk.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4522أَنَّهُ قَتَلَ بِالْقَسَامَةِ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي نَصْرِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ بِبَحْرَةِ الرُّغَاءِ عَلَى شَطِّ لِيَّةِ الْبَحْرَةِ ، قَالَ : الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ مِنْهُمْNarrated Amr bin Shuaib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ killed a man of Banu Nadr ibn Malik at Harrah ar-Righa' at the bank of Layyat al-Bahrah. The transmitter Mahmud (ibn Khalid) also mentioned the words along with the words6 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4712هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِلَا عَمَلٍ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَذَرَارِيُّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، قَالَ : مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ، قُلْتُ : بِلَاAishah said: I said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ what happens to the offspring of believers ? He replied: They are joined to their parents. I asked: Messenger of Allah! Although they have done nothing ? He replied: Allah knows 8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4818جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : يَا أُمَّ فُلَانٍ ، اجْلِسِي فِي أَيِّ نَوَاحِي السِّكَكِ شِئْتِ Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah: I have some need with you. He said to her: Mother of so and so, sit in the corner of any street you wish and I shall sit wit8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 5085دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، فَسَأَلْتُهَا بِمَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ إِذَا هَبَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ؟ , فَقَالَتْ : لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Shariq al-Hawzani and I came to Aishah (Allah be pleased with her) and asked her: By which (prayer) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began when he woke up at night? She replied: You asked me about6 narratorsNasa'i · 196تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ ، فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ6 narrators