Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
عبد الرحمن بن عوف الزهري
View the full recorded name
عبد الرحمن بن عوف بن عبد عوف بن عبد بن الحارث بن زهرة بن كلاب بن مرة بن كعب بن لؤي بن غالب ، كان اسمه في الجاهلية عبد الكعبة ، ويقال: عبد عمرو ، فسماه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : عبد الرحمن
Appears in 51 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
عبد الرحمن بن عوف الزهري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
18
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
5
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
7
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
9
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
7
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
5
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
أحد العشرة
Al-Dhahabi
أحد العشرة
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو محمد
- Lineage / nisba
- القرشي ، الزهري
- Generation
- أحد العشرة
- Born
- بعد الفيل بعشر سنين
- Died
- 31 هـ ، أو 32 هـ ، ويقال : 33 هـ
- Lived in
- المدينة
- Died in
- المدنية
- Relatives
- أمه : صفية بنت عبد مناف بن زهرة ، ويقال : الصفاء ، ويقال : الشفاء بنت عوف بن عبد بن الحارث بن زهرة ، وهي العنقاء ، أولاده : إبراهيم ، وحميد ، وعمر ، ومصعب ، وأبو سلمة ، ابن ابنه : المسور بن إبراهيم ، ابن أخته : المسور بن مخرمة ، إخوته : عبد الله ، والأسود ، وحمنن
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 1274أُتِيَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَوْمًا بِطَعَامِهِ , فَقَالَ : قُتِلَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَكَانَ خَيْرًا مِنِّي فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مَا يُكَفَّنُ فِيهِ إِلَّا بُرْدَةٌ ، وَقُتِلَ حَمْزَOnce the meal of 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf was brought in front of him, and he said, "Mus'ab bin 'Umair was martyred and he was better than I, and he had nothing except his Burd (a black square narrow dress) to be shrouded 5 narratorsBukhari · 1275أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ وَكَانَ صَائِمًا , فَقَالَ : قُتِلَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي كُفِّنَ فِي بُرْدَةٍ إِنْ غُطِّيَ رَأْسُهُ بَدَتْ رِجْلَاهُ وَOnce a meal was brought to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and he was fasting. He said, "Mustab bin 'Umar was martyred and he was better than I and was shrouded in his Burd and when his head was covered with it, his legs became b6 narratorsBukhari · 2048لَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ ، آخَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ ، فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ : إِنِّي أَكْثَرُ الْأَنْصَارِ مَالًا ، فَأَقْسِمُ لَكَ نِصْ`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf said, "When we came to Medina as emigrants, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) established a bond of brotherhood between me and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi`. Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` said (to me), 'I am the richest among the Ans5 narratorsBukhari · 2219اتَّقِ اللَّهَ ، وَلَا تَدَّعِ إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيكَ ، فَقَالَ صُهَيْبٌ : مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنّ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا ، وَأَنِّي قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ ، وَلَكِنِّي سُرِقْتُ وَأَنَا صَبِيٌّ`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf said to Suhaib, 'Fear Allah and do not ascribe yourself to somebody other than your father.' Suhaib replied, 'I would not like to say it even if I were given large amounts of money, but I say I was6 narratorsBukhari · 2301كَاتَبْتُ أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ كِتَابًا بِأَنْ يَحْفَظَنِي فِي صَاغِيَتِي بِمَكَّةَ ، وَأَحْفَظَهُ فِي صَاغِيَتِهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، فَلَمَّا ذَكَرْتُ الرَّحْمَنَ ، قَالَ : لَا أَعْرِفُ الرَّحْمَنَ ، كَاتِبْنِي بِاسْمِكَI got an agreement written between me and Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my property (or family) in Mecca and I would look after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word 'Ar64 Rahman' in the documents, Um5 narratorsBukhari · 3094لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌWhile I was at home, the sun rose high and it got hot. Suddenly the messenger of `Umar bin Al- Khattab came to me and said, "The chief of the believers has sent for you." So, I went along with him till I entered the plac12 narratorsBukhari · 3141أَيُّكُمَا قَتَلَهُ ، قَالَ : كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا أَنَا قَتَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ مَسَحْتُمَا سَيْفَيْكُمَا ، قَالَا : لَا فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّيْفَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ : كِلَاكُمَا قَتَلَهُ سَلَبُهُ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْWhile I was standing in the row on the day (of the battle) of Badr, I looked to my right and my left and saw two young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been stronger than they. One of them called my attention saying, "O U5 narratorsBukhari · 3964حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كَتَبْتُ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ الْمَاجِشُونِ ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ فِي بَدْرٍ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ ابْنَيْ عَفْرَاءَ .(the grandfather of Salih bin Ibrahim) the story of Badr, namely, the narration regarding the sons of 'Afra'.5 narratorsBukhari · 3971كَاتَبْتُ أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ , فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَذَكَرَ قَتْلَهُ وَقَتْلَ ابْنِهِ ، فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ : لَا نَجَوْتُ إِنْ نَجَا أُمَيَّةُ"I had an agreement with Umaiya bin Khalaf (that he would look after my relatives and property in Mecca, and I would look after his relatives and property in Medina)." 'Abdur-Rahman then mentioned the killing of Umaiya a5 narratorsBukhari · 3988إِنِّي لَفِي الصَّفِّ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ إِذْ الْتَفَتُّ , فَإِذَا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ يَسَارِي فَتَيَانِ حَدِيثَا السِّنِّ , فَكَأَنِّي لَمْ آمَنْ بِمَكَانِهِمَا إِذْ ، قَالَ لِي : أَحَدُهُمَا سِرًّا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ يَا عَمّWhile I was fighting in the front file on the day (of the battle) of Badr, suddenly I looked behind and saw on my right and left two young boys and did not feel safe by standing between them. Then one of them asked me se5 narratorsBukhari · 4033هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ , وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , وَالزُّبَيْرِ , وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ , فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ جَاءَ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَبَّاسٍ , وَعَلِيٍّ يَسْتThat once `Umar bin Al-Khattab called him and while he was sitting with him, his gatekeeper, Yarfa came and said, "Will you admit `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, AzZubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) who are waiting for yo11 narratorsBukhari · 4045حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ , أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ , عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ وَكَانَ صَائِمًا , فA meal was brought to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf while he was fasting. He said, "Mus'ab bin 'Umar was martyred, and he was better than I, yet he was shrouded in a Burda (i.e. a sheet) so that, if his head was covered, his fe6 narrators