A voice in the chain
إسحاق بن عبد الله الأنصاري
إسحاق بن عبد الله بن أبي طلحة : زيد بن سهل ، وربما ينسب إلى جده
Appears in 154 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
إسحاق بن عبد الله الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
61
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
38
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
15
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
11
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
20
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
9
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة حجة
Al-Dhahabi
حجة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو يحيى ، وقيل : أبو نجيح
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، الخزرجي ، النجاري ، المدني ، الحجازي ، البصري
- Generation
- الرابعة
- Died
- 130 هـ أو 132 هـ ، وقيل : 134 هـ
- Lived in
- اليمامة ، المدينة
- Relatives
- إخوته : إسماعيل ، وعبد الله ، وعمرو ، ويعقوب بنو عبد الله بن أبي طلحة ، وأبوه عبد الله أخو أنس بن مالك لأمه ، وعمه أنس بن مالك ، وزوجته حميدة بنت عبيد بن رفاعة ، وأمه أم سلمة بنت رفاعة بن رافع بن مالك بن العجلان ، وجدته أم سليم
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 66أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنِ النَّفَرِ الثَّلَاثَةِ ، أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمْ فَأَوَى إِلَى اللَّهِ فَآوَاهُ اللَّهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَاسْتَحْيَا فَاسْتَحْيَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَأَعْرَضَ فَأَعْرَضَ اللَّهُ عَنWhile Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the third one went away. The two persons kept on standing before Allah's Mess5 narratorsBukhari · 169رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَحَانَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ ، فَالْتَمَسَ النَّاسُ الْوَضُوءَ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ ، فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَضُوءٍ ، فَوَضَعَ saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when the `Asr prayer was due and the people searched for water to perform ablution but they could not find it. Later on (a pot full of) water for ablution was brought to Allah's Apostle . He put4 narratorsBukhari · 219دَعُوهُ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَصَبَّهُ عَلَيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) saw a Bedouin making water in the mosque and told the people not to disturb him. When he finished, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for some water and poured it over (the urine).4 narratorsBukhari · 380أَنَّ جَدَّتَهُ مُلَيْكَةَ دَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَتْهُ لَهُ ، فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : قُومُوا فَلِأُصَلِّ لَكُمْ ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَقُمْتُ إِلَى حَصِيرٍ لَنَا قَدAnas bin Malik said, "My grandmother Mulaika invited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for a meal which she herself had prepared. He ate from it and said, 'Get up! I will lead you in the prayer.' " Anas added, "I took my Hasir, wash4 narratorsBukhari · 422وَجَدْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَهُ نَاسٌ ، فَقُمْتُ ، فَقَالَ لِي : أَأَرْسَلَكَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ : لِطَعَامٍ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهI found the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque along with some people. He said to me, "Did Abu Talha send you?" I said, "Yes". He said, "For a meal?" I said, "Yes." Then he said to his companions, "Get up." They set out and I was4 narratorsBukhari · 474أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنِ الثَّلَاثَةِ ، أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمْ فَأَوَى إِلَى اللَّهِ فَآوَاهُ اللَّهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَاسْتَحْيَا فَاسْتَحْيَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَأَعْرَضَ فَأَعْرَضَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُWhile Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting in the mosque (with some people) three men came, two of them came in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the third one went away, and then one of them found a place in the circle an5 narratorsBukhari · 548كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ الْإِنْسَانُ إِلَى بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَنَجِدُهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ الْعَصْرَWe used to pray the 'Asr prayer and after that if someone happened to go to the tribe of Bani 'Amr bin 'Auf, he would find them still praying the 'Asr (prayer).4 narratorsBukhari · 727صَلَّيْتُ أَنَا وَيَتِيمٌ فِي بَيْتِنَا خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأُمِّي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ خَلْفَنَاOne night an orphan and I offered the prayers behind the Prophet (ﷺ) in my house and my mother (Um Sulaim) was standing behind us (by herself forming a row).4 narratorsBukhari · 860قُومُوا فَلِأُصَلِّيَ بِكُمْ ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى حَصِيرٍ لَنَا قَدِ اسْوَدَّ مِنْ طُولِ مَا لَبِثَ ، فَنَضَحْتُهُ بِمَاءٍ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْيَتِيمُ مَعِي وَالْعَجُوزُ مِنْ وَرَائMy grandmother Mulaika invited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for a meal which she had prepared specially for him. He ate some of it and said, "Get up. I shall lead you in the prayer." I brought a mat that had become black owing 4 narratorsBukhari · 871صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ ، فَقُمْتُ وَيَتِيمٌ خَلْفَهُ وَأُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ خَلْفَنَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) prayed in the house of Um Sulaim; and I, along with an orphan stood behind him while Um Sulaim (stood) behind us.4 narratorsBukhari · 874صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ ، فَقُمْتُ وَيَتِيمٌ خَلْفَهُ ، وَأُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ خَلْفَنَاWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) completed the Salat with Taslim, the women used to get up immediately and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would remain at his place for sometime before getting up. The subnarrator (Az-Zuhri) said, "W4 narratorsBukhari · 933فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَمَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ قَزَعَةً فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا وَضَعَهَا حَتَّى ثَارَ السَّحَابُ أَمْثَالَ الْجِبَالِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ عَنْ مِنْبَرِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْمَطَرَ يَتَحَادَرُ عَOnce in the lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted with drought (famine). While the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering the Khutba on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said, "O, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Our poss5 narrators