Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
أنس بن مالك الأنصاري
أنس بن مالك بن النضر بن ضمضم بن زيد بن حرام بن جندب بن عامر بن غنم بن عدي بن النجار
Appears in 2,750 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
أنس بن مالك الأنصاري
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
856
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
616
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
271
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
364
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
365
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
278
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
صحابي مشهور
Al-Dhahabi
الصحابي
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو حمزة ، أبو النضر ، أبو ثمامة
- Laqab
- ذو الأذنين
- Lineage / nisba
- الأنصاري ، الخزرجي ، النجاري ، المدني
- Generation
- صحابي مشهور
- Born
- في السنة الرابعة من نبوة النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم-
- Died
- 90 هـ ، أو 91 هـ ، أو 92 هـ ، أو 93 هـ
- Lived in
- البصرة ، المدينة ، البحرين
- Died in
- البصرة
- Travelled to
- البصرة
- Relatives
- خادم رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ، أمه : أم سليم بنت ملحان بن خالد بن زيد بن حرام ، وخالته : أم حرام بنت ملحان ، ومن ولده : عبيد الله ، وأبو بكر ، والنضر ، وموسى ، وأبو عمير عبد الله ، وعبيد الله أبو حفص ، وزيد ، وأبو بكر ، وعمر ، ومالك ، وجد : عبيد الله بن أبي بكر بن أنس بن مالك ، وأبو بكر بن عبيد الله بن أنس بن مالك ، وأبو بكر بن النضر بن أنس بن مالك ، وثمامة ، ورائطة مولاته ، ودينار مولاه ، ونصير خادمه
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 13لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself."8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 15لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَالِدِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said "None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind."8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 16ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ ، أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا ، وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ، وَأَنْ يَكْرَهَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he l5 narratorsBukhari · 17آيَةُ الْإِيمَانِ حُبُّ الْأَنْصَارِ ، وَآيَةُ النِّفَاقِ بُغْضُ الْأَنْصَارِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy."4 narratorsBukhari · 21ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ ، مَنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ عَبْدًا لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ، وَمَنْ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُفْرِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle become dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he loves him o4 narratorsBukhari · 44يَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَفِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ شَعِيرَةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ ، وَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَفِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ بُرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ ، وَيَخْرُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said "None has the right t7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 49إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ لِأُخْبِرَكُمْ بِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ، وَإِنَّهُ تَلَاحَى فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ ، فَرُفِعَتْ وَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا لَكُمُ ، الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي السَّبْعِ وَالتِّسْعِ وَالْخَمْسِ"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out to inform the people about the (date of the) night of decree (Al-Qadr) but there happened a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I came out to inform you about (the date 5 narratorsBukhari · 63بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى جَمَلٍ فَأَنَاخَهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، ثُمَّ عَقَلَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ : أَيُّكُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ ؟ وَالنَّبِيWhile we were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet (10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 65كَتَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كِتَابًا أَوْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلَّا مَخْتُومًا ، فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ نَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ Once the Prophet (ﷺ) wrote a letter or had an idea of writing a letter. The Prophet (ﷺ) was told that they (rulers) would not read letters unless they were sealed. So the Prophet (ﷺ) got a silver ring made with "Muhammad5 narratorsBukhari · 69يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا ، وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُواThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for them and give them good tidings and do not make them run away (from Islam).5 narratorsBukhari · 80إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَثْبُتَ الْجَهْلُ ، وَيُشْرَبَ الْخَمْرُ ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَاAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "From among the portents of the Hour are (the following) -1. Religious knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious learned men). -2. (Religious) ignorance will prevail. -3. Drinkin4 narratorsBukhari · 81مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ ، أَنْ يَقِلَّ الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَظْهَرَ الْجَهْلُ ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا ، وَتَكْثُرَ النِّسَاءُ ، وَيَقِلَّ الرِّجَالُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِخَمْسِينَ امْرَأَةً الْقَيِّمُ الْوَاحِدُI will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than I will tell you about after it. I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying From among the portents of the Hour are (the following) -1. Religious knowledge will decrease (by th5 narrators