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A voice in the chain

نافع بن عياش

نافع بن عباس ، ويقال : ابن عياش

Appears in 25 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

نافع بن عياش

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

10

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

8

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

3

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

2

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

1

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

1

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

ثقة

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو محمد
Laqab
الأقرع
Lineage / nisba
المدني ، الغفاري مولاهم ، الأقرع
Generation
الثالثة
Died
91هـ : 100هـ
Lived in
المدينة, الحجاز
Relatives
مولى أبي قتادة ، ويقال : مولى عقيلة بنت طلق الغفارية ، ويقال : مولى عبلة ، ويقال : مولى سائبة

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

25 total
Bukhari · 1823كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْقَاحَةِ ، وَمِنَّا الْمُحْرِمُ وَمِنَّا غَيْرُ الْمُحْرِمِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابِي يَتَرَاءَوْنَ شَيْئًا فَنَظَرْتُ ، فَإِذَا حِمَارُ وَحْشٍ يَعْنِي وَقَعَ سَWe were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) at a place called Al-Qaha (which is at a distance of three stages of journey from Medina). Abu Qatada narrated through another group of narrators We were in the company of the Pr10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2100خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَامَ حُنَيْنٍ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ يَعْنِي دِرْعًا ، فَبِعْتُ الدِّرْعَ ، فَابْتَعْتُ بِهِ مَخْرَفًا فِي بَنِي سَلِمَةَ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَأَوَّلُ مَالٍ تَأَثَّلْتُهُWe set out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the year of Hunain, (the Prophet (ﷺ) gave me an armor). I sold that armor and bought a garden in the region of the tribe of Bani Salama and that was the first property I got after6 narratorsBukhari · 2914أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِبَعْضِ طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ تَخَلَّفَ مَعَ أَصْحَابٍ لَهُ مُحْرِمِينَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ ، فَرَأَى حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا فَاسْتَوَى عThat he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and when they had covered a portion of the road to Mecca, he and some of the companions lagged behind. The latter were in a state of Ihram, while he was not. He saw an 8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3142مَنْ قَتَلَ قَتِيلًا لَهُ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُ فَقُمْتُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ لِي ثُمَّ جَلَسْتُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : مَنْ قَتَلَ قَتِيلًا لَهُ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُ فَقُمْتُ ، فَقُلْتُ : مَنْ يَشْWe set out in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the day (of the battle) of Hunain. When we faced the enemy, the Muslims retreated and I saw a pagan throwing himself over a Muslim. I turned around and came upon him 6 narratorsBukhari · 3449حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said "How will you be when the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you and your imam is among you."8 narratorsBukhari · 4321مَنْ قَتَلَ قَتِيلًا لَهُ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُWe set out along with the Prophet (ﷺ) during the year of (the battle of) Hunain, and when we faced the enemy, the Muslims (with the exception of the Prophet (ﷺ) and some of his companions) retreated (before the enemy). I6 narratorsBukhari · 4322مَنْ أَقَامَ بَيِّنَةً عَلَى قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُWhen it was the day of (the battle of) Hunain, I saw a Muslim man fighting with one of the pagans and another pagan was hiding himself behind the Muslim in order to kill him. So I hurried towards the pagan who was hiding5 narratorsBukhari · 5490إِنَّمَا هِيَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَكُمُوهَا اللَّهُthat once he was with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (on the way to Mecca). When he had covered some of the way to Mecca, he and some companions of his, who were in the state of lhram. remained behind the Prophet while Abu Qatada5 narratorsBukhari · 5492أَبَقِيَ مَعَكُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنْهُ ؟I was with the Prophet (on a journey) between Mecca and Medina, and all of them, (i.e. the Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions) were in the state of Ihram, while I was not in that state. I was riding my horse and I used to be7 narratorsBukhari · 7170مَنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ عَلَى قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُ ، فَقُمْتُ لِأَلْتَمِسَ بَيِّنَةً عَلَى قَتِيلِي فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَشْهَدُ لِي ، فَجَلَسْتُ ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي ، فَذَكَرْتُ أَمْرَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّىAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and has a proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to se8 narrators·parallel chainMuslim · 392كَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ إِذَا نَزَلَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فِيكُمْ ، وَإِمَامُكُمْ مِنْكُمْ ؟6 narratorsMuslim · 393كَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ إِذَا نَزَلَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ، فِيكُمْ ، وَأَمَّكُمْ ؟6 narrators