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A voice in the chain

سليمان بن بلال القرشي

سليمان بن بلال

Appears in 246 hadith across the six canonical collections.

An abridged path through the isnād

From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books

مُحَمَّد ﷺ

The Messenger

سليمان بن بلال القرشي

Selected narrator

Preserved in the six books

صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari

109

صحيح مسلم

Sahih Muslim

78

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud

26

جامع الترمذي

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi

8

سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa’i

13

سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah

12

Historical scholarship

Classical assessments

Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani

ثقة

Al-Dhahabi

ثقة ، إمام

Life & identity

Biographical notes

Kunya
أبو محمد ، ويقال : أبو أيوب
Lineage / nisba
القرشي مولاهم ، التيمي مولاهم ، المدني
Generation
الثامنة
Died
172 هـ ، أو : 177 هـ
Lived in
المدينة
Died in
المدينة
Relatives
مولى عبد الله بن أبي عتيق محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر الصديق ، ويقال : مولى القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق، وهو والد أيوب بن سليمان بن بلال ، التيمي مولاهم

The written record

Hadith in this narrator’s chain

246 total
Bukhari · 9الْإِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَسِتُّونَ شُعْبَةً ، وَالْحَيَاءُ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty6 narratorsBukhari · 62إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً لَا يَسْقُطُ وَرَقُهَا وَإِنَّهَا مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِ ، حَدِّثُونِي مَا هِيَ ؟ قَالَ : فَوَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thoug4 narratorsBukhari · 91أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : اعْرِفْ وِكَاءَهَا ، أَوْ قَالَ : وِعَاءَهَا وَعِفَاصَهَا ، ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً ، ثُمَّ اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا ، فَإِنْ جَاءَA man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the picking up of a "Luqata" (fallen lost thing). The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Recognize and remember its tying material and its container, and make public announcement (about it) for one y6 narratorsBukhari · 99لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَحَدٌ أَوَّلُ مِنْكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ ، أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، مَنْ قَالَ لَا I said "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said O Abu Huraira! "I have thought that none will ask me about it befo5 narratorsBukhari · 140أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ، أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَمَضْمَضَ بِهَا وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ بِهَا هَكَذَا أَضَافَهَا إِلَى يَدِهِ الْأُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ ، ثُمIbn `Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following way) He ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He then, took another h6 narratorsBukhari · 199فَدَعَا بِتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ ، فَكَفَأَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي التَّوْرِ فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ مِنْ غَرْفَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَاغْتَر(on the authority of his father) My uncle used to perform ablution extravagantly and once he asked 'Abdullah bin Zaid to tell him how he had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) performing ablution. He asked for an earthenware pot conta5 narratorsBukhari · 215خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَامَ خَيْبَرَ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالصَّهْبَاءِ صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَصْرَ ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى دَعَا بِالْأَطIn the year of the conquest of Khaibar I went with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) till we reached As-Sahba' where Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led the `Asr prayer and asked for the food. Nothing but saweeq was brought and we ate it and 5 narratorsBukhari · 533إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If it is very hot, then pray the Zuhr prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler, as the severity of the heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire."8 narratorsBukhari · 534إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If it is very hot, then pray the Zuhr prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler, as the severity of the heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire."8 narratorsBukhari · 569أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى نَادَاهُ عُمَرُ الصَّلَاةَ نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فَخَرَجَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ غَيْرُكُمْ ، ق`Aisha said, "Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) delayed the `Isha' prayer till `Umar reminded him by saying, "The prayer!" The women and children have slept. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) came out and said, 'None amongst the dwellers of7 narratorsBukhari · 577كُنْتُ أَتَسَحَّرُ فِي أَهْلِي ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سُرْعَةٌ بِي أَنْ أُدْرِكَ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَI used to take the "Suhur" meal with my family and hasten so as to catch the Fajr (morning prayer) with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).5 narratorsBukhari · 708مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِمَامٍ قَطُّ أَخَفَّ صَلَاةً وَلَا أَتَمَّ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَيُخَفِّفُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُفْتَنَ أُمُّهُI never prayed behind any Imam a prayer lighter and more perfect than that behind the Prophet (ﷺ) and he used to cut short the prayer whenever he heard the cries of a child lest he should put the child's mother to trial.4 narrators