A voice in the chain
عبد الله بن كعب الأنصاري
عبد الله بن كعب بن مالك بن أبي القين
Appears in 65 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
عبد الله بن كعب الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
23
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
12
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
12
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
3
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
12
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
3
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو فضالة
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، السلمي ، المدني
- Generation
- يقال : له رؤية
- Born
- على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
- Died
- 97 هـ ، أو 98 هـ وقيل 89 هـ
- Lived in
- المدينة
- Relatives
- ابناه عبد الرحمن ابنه وخارجة ابنه ، وإخوته عبد الرحمن أخوه ومعبد أخوه ، ومحمد أخوه أولاد كعب ، كان عبد الله بن كعب وصي أبيه
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 457ضَعْ مِنْ دَيْنِكَ هَذَا وَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ أَيِ الشَّطْرَ ، قَالَ : لَقَدْ فَعَلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : قُمْ فَاقْضِهِIn the mosque l asked Ibn Abi Hadrad to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew louder. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard that while he was in his house. So he came to us raising the curtain of his room and said,6 narratorsBukhari · 471فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى كَشَفَ سِجْفَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَنَادَى يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : يَا كَعْبُ ، قَالَ : لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ أَDuring the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the mosque to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew so loud that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. So he ca6 narratorsBukhari · 2418أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمKa`b demanded his debt back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque and their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his room and addresse6 narratorsBukhari · 2424حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ ، وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بThat 'Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad Al-Aslami owed him some debt. Ka'b met him and caught hold of him and they started talking and their voices grew loudest. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by them and addressed Ka'b, pointing out to h9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2706أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ مَالٌ ، فَلَقِيَهُ ، فَلَزِمَهُ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا ، فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا 'Abdullah bin Abu Hadrad Al-Aslami owed Ka'b bin Malik some money. One day the latter met the former and demanded his right, and their voices grew very loud. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by them and said, "O Ka'b," beckoning w6 narratorsBukhari · 2710أَنَّهُ تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهThat Ka`b bin Malik told him that in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he demanded his debt from Ibn Abu Hadrad in the Mosque. Their voices grew louder till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house.8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2757أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ ، قُلْتُ : فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَWhen the Holy Verse 'By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, it means here Allah's Reward i.e., Paradise), unless you spend of that which you love..', (V 392) was revealed, Abu Talha went to Allah's M7 narratorsBukhari · 2947وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيدُ غَزْوَةً إِلَّا وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَاWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to lead a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one would understand that he was going to a different destination .7 narratorsBukhari · 3088كَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ ضُحًى دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) returned from a journey in the forenoon, he would enter the Mosque and offer two rak'at before sitting.7 narratorsBukhari · 3556فَلَمَّا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَبْرُقُ وَجْهُهُ مِنَ السُّرُورِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سُرَّ اسْتَنَارَ وَجْهُهُ حَتَّى كَأَنَّI heard Ka`b bin Malik talking after his failure to join (the Ghazwa of) Tabuk. He said, "When I greeted Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) whose face was glittering with happiness, for whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was happy, his f7 narratorsBukhari · 3889وَلَقَدْ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ حِينَ تَوَاثَقْنَا عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِهَا مَشْهَدَ بَدْرٍ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ بَدْرٌ أَذْكَرَ فِي النَّاسِ مِنWho was Ka`b's guide when Ka`b turned blind I heard Ka`b bin Malik narrating When he remained behind (i.e. did not Join) the Prophet (ﷺ) in the Ghazwa of Tabuk. Ibn Bukair, in his narration stated that Ka`b said, " I wit11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3951لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا إِلَّا فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ ، وَلَمْ يُعَاتَبْ أَحَدٌ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا , إِنَّI never failed to join Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in any of his Ghazawat except in the Ghazwa of Tabuk. However, I did not take part in the Ghazwa of Badr, but none who failed to take part in it, was blamed, for Allah's Messe7 narrators