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A voice in the chain

عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي

عبد الله بن سخبرة

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

عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

18

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

13

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

3

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

6

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

6

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

4

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

صدوق

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو معمر
Lineage / nisba
الكوفي ، الشنوي ، الأزدي ، ويقال : الأسدي
Generation
الثانية
Born
ولد على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Died
في إمارة عبيد الله بن زياد ، أو 62 هـ
Lived in
الكوفة
Relatives
صاحب : ابن مسعود

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

50 total
Bukhari · 746أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قُلْنَا : بِمَ كُنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ ذَاكَ ؟ قَالَ : بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِWe asked Khabbab whether Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to recite (the Qur'an) in the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers. He replied in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to know about it?" He said, "By the movement of his b6 narratorsBukhari · 760سَأَلْنَا خَبَّابًا أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قُلْنَا بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ ، قَالَ : بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِI asked Khabbab whether the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the Qur'an in the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers. He replied in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to know that?" He said, "From the movement of his beard."6 narratorsBukhari · 761أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ قِرَاءَتَهُ ، قَالَ : بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِI asked Khabbab bin Al-Art whether the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the Qur'an in the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers. He replied in the affirmative. I said, "How did you come to know that?" He replied, "From the movement of his6 narratorsBukhari · 777أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قُلْنَا : مِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ ؟ قَالَ : بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِWe said to Khabbab "Did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to recite in Zuhr and `Asr prayers?" He replied in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to know about it?" He said, "By the movement of his beard."6 narratorsBukhari · 2478دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَكَّةَ وَحَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ وَسِتُّونَ نُصُبًا ، فَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُهَا بِعُودٍ فِي يَدِهِ ، وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ : جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ سورة اThe Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca and (at that time) there were three hundred-and-sixty idols around the Ka'ba. He started stabbing the idols with a stick he had in his hand and reciting "Truth (Islam) has come and Falsehood6 narratorsBukhari · 3636حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : انْشَقّDuring the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) the moon was split into two parts and on that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Bear witness (to thus).6 narratorsBukhari · 3869حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : انْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ وَنَحْنُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّىThe moon was split ( into two pieces ) while we were with the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mina. He said, "Be witnesses." Then a Piece of the moon went towards the mountain.14 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3871حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " انْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ " .The moon was split (into two pieces).6 narratorsBukhari · 4287جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ، جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca on the day of the Conquest, there were 360 idols around the Ka'ba. The Prophet (ﷺ) started striking them with a stick he had in his hand and was saying, "Truth has come and Falsehood wi6 narratorsBukhari · 4714كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعْبُدُونَ نَاسًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ ، فَأَسْلَمَ الْجِنُّ ، وَتَمَسَّكَ هَؤُلَاءِ بِدِينِهِمْRegarding the explanation of the Verse 'Those whom they call upon (worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary, angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah) as to which of them should be the nearer10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 4715كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ يُعْبَدُونَ فَأَسْلَمُواRegarding the Verse 'Those whom they call upon (worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary or angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access, to their Lord....' (17.57) (It was revealed regarding) some Jinns who used to 7 narratorsBukhari · 4720جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered Mecca (in the year of the Conquest) and there were three-hundred and sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He then started hitting them with a stick in his hand and say 'Truth (i.e. Islam) has come 6 narrators