A voice in the chain
حماد بن زيد الأزدي
حماد بن زيد بن درهم
Appears in 794 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
حماد بن زيد الأزدي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
207
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
206
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
139
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
71
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
117
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
54
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة ثبت ، فقيه.
Al-Dhahabi
أحد الأعلام أضر ، وكان يحفظ حديثه كالماء ، قال ابن مهدي : ما رأيت أحدا لم يكتب أحفظ منه ، وما رأيت بالبصرة أفقه منه ، ولم أر أعلم بالسنة منه.
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو إسماعيل
- Laqab
- الأزرق
- Lineage / nisba
- الأزدي ، الجهضمي ، البصري ، الأزرق
- Generation
- من كبار الثامنة
- Born
- 98 هـ ، أو زمن سليمان بن عبد الملك ، أو زمن عمر بن عبد العزيز
- Died
- 177 هـ ، وقيل 179 هـ
- Lived in
- البصرة
- Relatives
- مولى آل جرير بن حازم الجهضمي ، كان جده درهم من سبي سجستان ، أخو سعيد بن زيد
- School
- وقال عبيد الله بن يوسف الحبيري ، عن فطر بن حماد بن واقد : سألت حماد بن زيد قلت : يا أبا إسماعيل ، إمام لنا يقول : القرآن مخلوق ، أصلي خلفه ؟ قال : لا ، ولا كرامة ، وقال أبو بكر بن أبي الدنيا ، عن خالد بن خداش : سمعت حماد بن زيد يقول : لئن قلت : إن عليا أفضل من عثمان ، لقد قلت : إن أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قد خانوا.
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 30إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا ، فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ ، فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ ؟ قَالَ : إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبAt Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. I asked about the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother with bad names." The Prophet said7 narratorsBukhari · 105فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ : وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ ، كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا ، أَلَا لِيُبَلِّغ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكُمُ الْغَائِبَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said. No doubt your blood, property, the sub-narrator Muhammad thought that Abu Bakra had also mentioned and your honor (chastity), are sacred to one another as is the sanctity of this day of yours in thi6 narratorsBukhari · 200أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ ، فَأُتِيَ بِقَدَحٍ رَحْرَاحٍ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَوَضَعَ أَصَابِعَهُ فِيهِ ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ يَنْبُعُ Anas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for water and a tumbler with a broad base and no so deep, containing a small quantity of water, was brought to him whereby he put his fingers in it." Anas further said, ' noticed the wat4 narratorsBukhari · 233قَدِمَ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ عُكْلٍ أَوْ عُرَيْنَةَ فَاجْتَوَوْا الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَأَمَرَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِلِقَاحٍ ، وَأَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا ، فَانْطَلَقُوا ، فَلَمَّا صAnas said, "Some people of `Ukl or `Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to go to the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So5 narratorsBukhari · 244أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَسْتَنُّ بِسِوَاكٍ بِيَدِهِ ، يَقُولُ : أُعْ أُعْ ، وَالسِّوَاكُ فِي فِيهِ كَأَنَّه يَتَهَوَّعُMy father said, "I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and saw him carrying a Siwak in his hand and cleansing his teeth, saying, 'U' U'," as if he was retching while the Siwak was in his mouth."5 narratorsBukhari · 262كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ غَسَلَ يَدَهُWhenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took a bath of Janaba, he washed his hands first.5 narratorsBukhari · 313كُنَّا نُنْهَى أَنْ نُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ، وَلَا نَكْتَحِلَ وَلَا نَتَطَيَّبَ وَلَا نَلْبَسَ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا إِلَّا ثَوْبَ عَصْبٍ ، وَقَدْ رُخِّصَ لَWe were forbidden to mourn for a dead person for more than three days except in the case of a husband for whom mourning was allowed for four months and ten days. (During that time) we were not allowed to put kohl (Antimo10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 318إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَّلَ بِالرَّحِمِ مَلَكًا يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ نُطْفَةٌ ، يَا رَبِّ عَلَقَةٌ ، يَا رَبِّ مُضْغَةٌ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ خَلْقَهُ ، قَالَ : أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثَى ، شَقِيٌّ أَمْ سَعِيدٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "At every womb Allah appoints an angel who says, 'O Lord! A drop of semen, O Lord! A clot. O Lord! A little lump of flesh." Then if Allah wishes (to complete) its creation, the angel asks, (O Lord!)4 narratorsBukhari · 365حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَA man stood up and asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about praying in a single garment. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Has every one of you two garments?" A man put a similar question to `Umar on which he replied, "When Allah makes you weal5 narratorsBukhari · 458أَفَلَا كُنْتُمْ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهِ ، دُلُّونِي عَلَى قَبْرِهِ أَوْ قَالَ قَبْرِهَا ، فَأَتَى قَبْرَهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَاA black man or a black woman used to sweep the mosque and he or she died. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked about her (or him). He was told that she (or he) had died. He said, "Why did you not inform me? Show me his grave (or her gr5 narratorsBukhari · 460أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَوْ رَجُلًا كَانَتْ تَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَةً ، فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى عَلَى قَبْرِهَا"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Last night a big demon (afreet) from the Jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my prayers (or said something similar) but Allah enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten him to one of the5 narratorsBukhari · 468أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ ، فَدَعَا عُثْمَانَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ فَفَتَحَ الْبَابَ ، فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَبِلَالٌ ، وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، وَعُثْمIbn `Umar said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Mecca and sent for `Uthman bin Talha. He opened the gate of the Ka`ba and the Prophet, Bilal, Usama bin Zaid and `Uthman bin Talha entered the Ka`ba and then they closed its do6 narrators