Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
سلمة بن الأكوع الأسلمي
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سلمة بن عمرو بن الأكوع ، ويقال : سلمة بن وهيب بن الأكوع ، واسمه سنان بن عبد الله بن قشير ، وقال ابن بشير : ويقال : ابن قيس بن يقظة بن خزيمة بن مالك بن سلامان بن أسلم بن أفصى بن حارثة بن عمرو بن عامر
Appears in 113 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
سلمة بن الأكوع الأسلمي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
43
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
31
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
14
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
6
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
8
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
11
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
شهد بيعة الرضوان
Al-Dhahabi
أحد من بايع تحت الشجرة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو مسلم ، ويقال : أبو إياس ، ويقال : أبو عامر ، وفي كتاب العسكري : يكنى أبا عبد الله
- Lineage / nisba
- الأسلمي ، المدني ، الخزاعي
- Generation
- صحابي
- Died
- 64 هـ أو 74 هـ وقال ابن سعد : في آخر خلافة معاوية بن أبي سفيان
- Lived in
- الربذة ، المدينة
- Died in
- المدينة
- Relatives
- والد : إياس ، ومولاه : يزيد بن أبي عبيد
Teachers in the transmission
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Students in the transmission
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The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 109مَنْ يَقُلْ عَلَيَّ مَا لَمْ أَقُلْ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Whoever (intentionally) ascribes to me what I have not said then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."3 narratorsBukhari · 497كَانَ جِدَارُ الْمَسْجِدِ عِنْدَ الْمِنْبَرِ مَا كَادَتِ الشَّاةُ تَجُوزُهَاThe distance between the wall of the mosque and the pulpit was hardly enough for a sheep to pass through.3 narratorsBukhari · 502فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَحَرَّى الصَّلَاةَ عِنْدَهَاI used to accompany Salama bin Al-Akwa` and he used to pray behind the pillar which was near the place where the Qur'ans were kept. I said, "O Abu Muslim! I see you always seeking to pray behind this pillar." He replied,3 narratorsBukhari · 561كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِWe used to pray the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) when the sun disappeared from the horizon.3 narratorsBukhari · 1924أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا يُنَادِي فِي النَّاسِ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ : إِنَّ مَنْ أَكَلَ فَلْيُتِمَّ ، أَوْ فَلْيَصُمْ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَلَا يَأْكُلْOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered a person on 'Ashura' (the tenth of Muharram) to announce, "Whoever has eaten, should not eat any more, but fast, and who has not eaten should not eat, but complete his fast (till the end of t3 narratorsBukhari · 2007أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَسْلَمَ أَنْ أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ ، أَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ أَكَلَ فَلْيَصُمْ بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَكَلَ فَلْيَصُمْ ، فَإِنَّ الْيَوْمَ يَوْمThe Prophet (ﷺ) ordered a man from the tribe of Bani Aslam to announce amongst the people that whoever had eaten should fast the rest of the day, and whoever had not eaten should continue his fast, as that day was the da3 narratorsBukhari · 2289كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، إِذْ أُتِيَ بِجَنَازَةٍ ، فَقَالُوا : صَلِّ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : فَهَلْ تَرَكَ شَيْئًا ؟ قَالُوا : لَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "An Israeli man asked another Israeli to lend him one thousand Dinars. The second man required witnesses. The former replied, 'Allah is sufficient as a witness.' The second said, 'I want a surety.' 3 narratorsBukhari · 2295أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُتِيَ بِجَنَازَةٍ لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ دَيْنٍ ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِجَنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ عَA dead person was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) so that he might lead the funeral prayer for him. He asked, "Is he in debt?" When the people replied in the negative, he led the funeral prayer. Another dead person was brough3 narratorsBukhari · 2477أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى نِيرَانًا تُوقَدُ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ ، قَالَ : عَلَى مَا تُوقَدُ هَذِهِ النِّيرَانُ ؟ قَالُوا : عَلَى الْحُمُرِ الْإِنْسِيَّةِ ، قَالَ : اكْسِرُوهَا ، وَأَهْرِقُوهَا On the day of Khaibar the Prophet (ﷺ) saw fires being lighted. He asked, "Why are these fires being lighted?" The people replied that they were cooking the meat of donkeys. He said, "Break the pots and throw away their c3 narratorsBukhari · 2484خَفَّتْ أَزْوَادُ الْقَوْمِ وَأَمْلَقُوا ، فَأَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَحْرِ إِبِلِهِمْ ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ ، فَلَقِيَهُمْ عُمَرُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ بَعْدَ إِبِلِكُمْ Once (on a journey) our provisions diminished and the people were reduced to poverty. They went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked his permission to slaughter their camels, and he agreed. `Umar met them and they told him about4 narratorsBukhari · 2899ارْمُوا بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ فَإِنَّ أَبَاكُمْ كَانَ رَامِيًا ارْمُوا ، وَأَنَا مَعَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ ، قَالَ : فَأَمْسَكَ أَحَدُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَا The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by some people of the tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The Prophet said, "O Bani Isma`il ! Practice archery as your father Isma`il was a great archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I 4 narratorsBukhari · 2960يَا ابْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ أَلَا تُبَايِعُ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : قَدْ بَايَعْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : وَأَيْضًا فَبَايَعْتُهُ الثَّانِيَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تُبَايِعُونَ يَوSalama said, "I gave the Pledge of allegiance (Al-Ridwan) to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and then I moved to the shade of a tree. When the number of people around the Prophet (ﷺ) diminished, he said, 'O Ibn Al-Akwa` ! Will you3 narrators