A voice in the chain
مسعر بن كدام العامري
مسعر بن كدام بن ظهير بن عبيدة بن الحارث بن هلال بن عامر بن صعصعة
Appears in 150 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
مسعر بن كدام العامري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
25
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
41
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
22
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
9
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
30
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
23
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ثبت فاضل
Al-Dhahabi
أحد الأعلام ، وكان من العباد القانتين
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو سلمة
- Laqab
- الحافظ ، الأحول
- Lineage / nisba
- الحافظ ، الأحول ، الهلالي ، العامري ، الرواسي ، الكوفي ، من قيس غيلان
- Generation
- السابعة
- Died
- قال عمرو بن علي : 153 هـ ، وقال أبو نعيم : 155 هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Died in
- الكوفة
- Relatives
- ابنه كداما
- School
- مرجئ
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 201كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْسِلُ أَوْ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ بِالصَّاعِ إِلَى خَمْسَةِ أَمْدَادٍ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ بِالْمُدِّThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to take a bath with one Sa' up to five Mudds (1 Sa' = [??] Mudds) of water and used to perform ablution with one Mudd of water.4 narratorsBukhari · 443صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ لِي عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَانِي وَزَادَنِيI went to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque (the sub-narrator Mas'ar thought that Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered me to pray two rak'at. He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave more than what was4 narratorsBukhari · 705يَا مُعَاذُ ، أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ أَوْ أَفَاتِنٌ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ، فَلَوْلَا صَلَّيْتَ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى فَإِنَّهُ يُصَلِّي وَرَاءَكَ الْكَبِيرُ وَالضَّعِيفُ وَذُو الْOnce a man was driving two Nadihas (camels used for agricultural purposes) and night had fallen. He found Mu`adh praying so he made his camel kneel and joined Mu`adh in the prayer. The latter recited Surat 'Al-Baqara" or13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 769سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقْرَأُ : وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ فِي الْعِشَاءِ ، وَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ صَوْتًا مِنْهُ أَوْ قِرَاءَةًI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting wa t-teeni wa z-zaitun" (95) in the `Isha' prayer, and I never heard a sweeter voice or a better way of recitation than that of the Prophet.4 narratorsBukhari · 820كَانَ سُجُودُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرُكُوعُهُ وَقُعُودُهُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِThe time taken by the Prophet (ﷺ) in prostrations, bowing, and the sitting interval between the two prostrations was about the same.6 narratorsBukhari · 1130إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَقُومُ لِيُصَلِّيَ حَتَّى تَرِمُ قَدَمَاهُ أَوْ سَاقَاهُ , فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : فَيَقُولُ : أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave."4 narratorsBukhari · 1746مَتَى أَرْمِي الْجِمَارَ ؟ , قَالَ : إِذَا رَمَى إِمَامُكَ فَارْمِهْ ، فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا نَتَحَيَّنُ ، فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ رَمَيْنَاI asked Ibn 'Umar, "When should I do the Rami of the Jimar?" He replied, "When your leader does that." I asked him again the same question. He replied, "We used to wait till the sun declined and then we would do the Rami4 narratorsBukhari · 2280كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَيَحْتَجِمُ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَظْلِمُ أَحَدًا أَجْرَهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to get cupped and would never withhold the wages of any person .4 narratorsBukhari · 2394صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ لِي عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَانِي وَزَادَنِيI went to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in the Mosque. (Mas'ar thinks, that Jabir went in the forenoon.) After the Prophet (ﷺ) told me to pray two rak'at, he repaid me the debt he owed me and gave me an extra amount.4 narratorsBukhari · 2528إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي مَا وَسْوَسَتْ بِهِ صُدُورُهَا مَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ أَوْ تَكَلَّمْThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has accepted my invocation to forgive what whispers in the hearts of my followers, unless they put it to action or utter it." (See Hadith No. 657 Vol. 8)6 narratorsBukhari · 2603أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَضَانِي وَزَادَنِيI sold a camel to the Prophet (ﷺ) on one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two rak'at. Then he weighed for me (the price of the camel in gold) and gave an extra amount o4 narratorsBukhari · 3419أَلَمْ أُنَبَّأْ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ ، فَقُلْت : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ : فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ هَجَمَتِ الْعَيْنُ وَنَفِهَتِ النَّفْسُ صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَذَلِكَ صَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "I have been informed that you pray all the nights and observe fast all the days; is this true?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "If you do so, your eyes will become weak and you will get bored. So5 narrators