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A voice in the chain

أشعث بن عبد الملك الحمراني

أشعث بن عبد الملك

Appears in 40 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

أشعث بن عبد الملك الحمراني

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

1

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

0

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

10

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

6

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

20

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

3

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة فقيه

Al-Dhahabi

وثقوه

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو هانئ
Lineage / nisba
الحمراني ، البصري ، الواسطي
Generation
السادسة
Died
142 هـ ، وقال محمد بن سعد ، وغيره : 146 هـ
Lived in
البصرة
Relatives
صاحب الحسن ، مولى عثمان بن عفان ، وقال ابن حبان : مولى حمران بن أبان

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

40 total
Bukhari · 1048إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يُخَوِّفُ بِهَا عِبَادَهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said "The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the signs of Allah and they do not eclipse because of the death of someone but Allah frightens His devotees with them."16 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 367كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُصَلِّي فِي شُعُرِنَا أَوْ فِي لُحُفِنَاNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not pray in our wrappers or in our quilts. Ubaydullah said: My father (Muadh) doubted this.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 645كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُصَلِّي فِي شُعُرِنَا أَوْ لُحُفِنَاAishah said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not pray on our sheets of cloth or on our quits. Ubaid allah said: My father doubted.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 778حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ،عَنْ أَشْعَثَ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسْكSamurah bin Jundub said: The Prophet ﷺ had two periods of silence; when he began his prayer and when he finished the recitation (of the Quran). He then narrated the tradition like the version of Yunus.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1039صَلَّى بِهِمْ فَسَهَا فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَNarrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet ﷺ led them in prayer and forgot something, so he made prostrations and uttered the tashahhud, then gave the salutation.8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1248صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي خَوْفٍ الظُّهْرَ ، فَصَفَّ بَعْضُهُمْ خَلْفَهُ ، وَبَعْضُهُمْ بِإِزَاءِ الْعَدُوِّ ، فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَانْطَلَقَ الَّذِينَ صَلَّوْا مَعNarrated Abu Bakrah: The Prophet ﷺ offered the noon prayer in time of danger. Some of the people formed a row behind him and others arrayed themselves against the enemy. He led them in two rak'ahs and then he uttered the5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1774صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ ، فَلَمَّا عَلَا عَلَى جَبَلِ الْبَيْدَاءِ أَهَلَّNarrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ offered the noon prayer, and then rode on his mount. When he came to the hill of al-Bayda', he raised his voice in talbiyah.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2333لَا يَقْضِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَا أَهْلُ مِصْرِهِ ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ أَهْلَ مِصْرٍ مِنْ أَمْصَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَدْ صَامُوا يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ ، فَيَقْضُونَهُAl-Hasan said about a person who was in a certain city. He fasted on Monday, and twp persons bore witness that they had sighted the moon on the night of sunday. He said: That man and the people of his city should not fas4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2589نَهَى أَنْ يُقَدَّ السَّيْرُ بَيْنَ أُصْبَعَيْنِNarrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited to cut a piece of leather between two fingers.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4634مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : أَنَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ أَنْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَوُزِنَ عُمَرُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَNarrated Abu Bakrah: One day the Prophet ﷺ said: Which of you had dream? A man said: It is I. I saw as though a scale descended from the sky. You and Abu Bakr were weighed and you were heavier; Abu Bakr and Umar were wei5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4662إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ ، وَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يُصْلِحَ اللَّهُ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ، وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِ حَمَّادٍ : وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَظِيمَNarrated Abu Bakrah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to al-Hasan ibn Ali. This son of mine is a Sayyid (chief), and I hope Allah may reconcile two parties of my community by means of him. Hammad's version has: And perhaps 11 narrators·parallel chainTirmidhi · 395صَلَّى بِهِمْ فَسَهَا فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ12 narrators·parallel chain