A voice in the chain
المغيرة بن مقسم الضبي
المغيرة بن مقسم
Appears in 89 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
المغيرة بن مقسم الضبي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
19
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
17
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
14
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
4
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
26
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
9
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
ثقة متقن إلا أنه كان يدلس ولا سيما عن إبراهيم
Al-Dhahabi
حكى جرير عنه ، قال : ما وقع في مسامعي شيء فنسيته
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو هشام
- Lineage / nisba
- الكوفي ، الأعمى ، الضبي مولاهم ، الضرير
- Generation
- السادسة
- Died
- 132 هـ، أو : 133 هـ ، أو : 134 هـ ، أو : 136 هـ
- Lived in
- الكوفة
- Relatives
- مولى لبني السيد ، الضبي مولاهم ، صاحب إبراهيم النخعي
- School
- وكان عثمانيا إلا أنه كان يحمل على علي بعض الحمل
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 1978صُمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ، قَالَ : أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَمَا زَالَ حَتَّى قَالَ : صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا ، فَقَالَ : اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said (to `Abdullah), "Fast three days a month." `Abdullah said, (to the Prophet) "I am able to fast more than that." They kept on arguing on this matter till the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fast on alternate days,6 narratorsBukhari · 2127تُوُفِّيَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَرَامٍ ، وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ ، فَاسْتَعَنْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ ، أَنْ يَضَعُوا مِنْ دَيْنِهِ ، فَطَلَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَل'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Haram died and was in debt to others. I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) to intercede with his creditors for some reduction in the debts. The Prophet (ﷺ) requested them (to reduce the debts) but they refused.11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2385كَيْفَ تَرَى بَعِيرَكَ ، أَتَبِيعُنِيهِ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَبِعْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ غَدَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِالْبَعِيرِ ، فَأَعْطَانِي ثَمَنَهُWhile I was in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) in one of his Ghazawat, he asked, "What is wrong with your camel? Will you sell it?" I replied in the affirmative and sold it to him. When he reached Medina, I took the camel5 narratorsBukhari · 2405حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " أُصِيبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَتَرَكَ عِيَالًا وَدَيْنًا ، فَطَلَبْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ الWhen `Abdullah (my father) died, he left behind children and debts. I asked the lenders to put down some of his debt, but they refused, so I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) to intercede with them, yet they refused. The Prophet (5 narratorsBukhari · 2543مَا زِلْتُ أُحِبُّ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثٍ ، سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِيهِمْ ، سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ : هُمْ أَشَدُّ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الدَّجَّالِ ، قَالَ : وَجَاءَتْ صَدَقَاI have loved the people of the tribe of Bani Tamim ever since I heard, three things, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said about them. I heard him saying, These people (of the tribe of Bani Tamim) would stand firm against Ad-Dajjal14 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2718أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسِيرُ عَلَى جَمَلٍ لَهُ قَدْ أَعْيَا ، فَمَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَضَرَبَهُ ، فَدَعَا لَهُ ، فَسَارَ بِسَيْرٍ لَيْسَ يَسِيرُ مِثْلَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : بِعْنِيهِ بِوَقِيَّةٍ ؟ قُلWhile I was riding a (slow) and tired camel, the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by and beat it and prayed for Allah's Blessings for it. The camel became so fast as it had never been before. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "Sell it to me 30 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2967كَيْفَ تَرَى بَعِيرَكَ ؟ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : بِخَيْرٍ قَدْ أَصَابَتْهُ بَرَكَتُكَ ، قَالَ : أَفَتَبِيعُنِيهِ ، قَالَ : فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا نَاضِحٌ غَيْرُهُ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَبِعْنِيهِI participated in a Ghazwa along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) The Prophet (ﷺ) met me (on the way) while I was riding a camel of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could hardly walk. The Prophet (ﷺ) as5 narratorsBukhari · 3287، حَدَّثَنَا ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، وَقَالَ :I went to Sham (and asked. "Who is here?"), The people said, "Abu Ad-Darda." Abu Darda said, "Is the person whom Allah has protected against Satan, (as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said) amongst you". The subnarrator, Mughira s9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3317وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَاOnce we were in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a cave. Surat-al-Mursalat (77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards 21 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3742حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ الشَّأْمَ فَصَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمّ قُلْتُ : اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ I went to Sham and offered a two-rak`at prayer and then said, "O Allah! Bless me with a good pious companion." So I went to some people and sat with them. An old man came and sat by my side. I asked, "Who is he?" They re6 narratorsBukhari · 3743اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا'Alqama went to Sham and when he entered the mosque, he said, "O Allah ! Bless me with a pious companion." So he sat with Abu Ad-Darda. Abu Ad-Darda' asked him, "Where are you from?" 'Alqama replied, "From the people of 6 narratorsBukhari · 3761حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ دَخَلْتُ الشَّأْمَ فَصَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَقُلْتُ : اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا , فَرَأَيْتُ شَيْخًا مُI went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, "O Allah! Bless me with a (pious) companion." Then I saw an old man coming towards me, and when he came near I said, (to myself), "I hope Allah has given me my6 narrators