Ahmad ibn Hanbal
أبو عبدالله أحمد بن محمد بن حنبل
Fourth generation, died 241 AH in Baghdad. Named in the chains of 259 narrations of the library, 3 in Bukhari, 17 in Muslim, 224 in Abu Dawud.
259narrations name him
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241 AHhe died, in Baghdad
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة حافظ فقيه حجة.
Narrations he is named in
Sunan Abi Dawud, page 4 of 8
Sunan Abi Dawud 2008SahihThe Messenger of Allah alighted at al-Muhassab so that it might be easier for him to proceed (to Medina). It is not a sunnah (i.e. a rite of Hajj). Anyone who desires may alight there, and anyone who does not want may not alight.Sunan Abi Dawud 2009SahihAbu Rafi said The Messenger of Allah did not command me to align there. But when I pitched his tent there, he alighted. The narrator Musaddad said “He (Abu Rafi) kept watch over the luggage of the Prophet. The narrator Uthman said That is in Al Abtah.”Sunan Abi Dawud 2010SahihUsamah ibn Zayd said I asked Messenger of Allah where will you encamp tomorrow? (This is asked on the occasion of his Hajj). He replied “Did Aqil leave any house for us?” He again said “We shall encamp in the valley (Khaif) of Banu Kinanah where the Quraish…Sunan Abi Dawud 2013SahihIbn Umar said “The Prophet offered noon, afternoon, evening and night prayers at Al Batha (i.e, Al Muhassab). He then napped for a short while and then entered Makkah. Ibn Umar also used to do so.”Sunan Abi Dawud 2016DaifHe saw that the Prophet was praying at the place adjacent to the gate of Banu Sahm and the people were passing before him, and there was no covering (sutrah) between them. The narrator Sufyan said: There was no covering between him and the Kabah. Sufyan said…Sunan Abi Dawud 2017SahihAbu Hurayrah said “When Allah, the Exalted, granted the conquest of Makkah to his Messenger, the Prophet stood among them (the people) and praised Allah and extolled Him. He then said, Verily Allah stopped the Elephant from Makkah, and gave His Messenger and…Sunan Abi Dawud 2019DaifUmmul Muminin: I said: Messenger of Allah, should we not build a house or a building which shades you from the sun? He replied: No, it is a place for the one who reaches there earlier.Sunan Abi Dawud 2031SahihShaibah ibn Uthman said “Umar ibn Al Khattab was sitting in the place where you are sitting. He said I shall not go out until I distribute the property of The Kabah. I said ‘You will not do it.’ He asked ‘Why?’ I said ‘For the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr…Sunan Abi Dawud 2048SahihJabir ibn Abd Allah said “The Messenger of Allah said to me ‘Did you marry?’ I said ‘Yes’. He again said ‘Virgin or Non Virgin (woman previously married)?’ I said ‘Non Virgin’. He said ‘Why (did you) not (marry) a virgin with whom you could sport and she…Sunan Abi Dawud 2069SahihAli bin al-Hussain said that when they returned to Madeenah from Yazid ibn Muawiyah the place of massacre of Al Hussain ibn Ali Al Miswar ibn Makhramah met them and said “tell me if you have any need for me. I said to him ‘No’. He then said Will you not give…Sunan Abi Dawud 2078HasanThe Prophet said: If any slave marries without the permission of his masters, he is a fornicator.Sunan Abi Dawud 2099SahihThe above tradition has been transmitted by Abd Allah ibn Al Fadl through his chain of narrators and with different meaning. The version goes “A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian and the father of a virgin should ask her…Sunan Abi Dawud 2257SahihIbn Umar said “The Messenger of Allah said to the spouses who invoked curses on each other. Your reckoning is in Allah’s hands for one of you is liar there is no way for you to (remarry) her. He then asked Messenger of Allah what about my property? He replied…Sunan Abi Dawud 2258SahihSad ibn Jubair said I asked Ibn Umar A man accused his wife of adultery? He said “The Messenger of Allah separated the brother and the sister of Banu Al ‘Ajilan (i.e., husband and wife). He said Allah knows that one of you is a liar, will one of you repent?…Sunan Abi Dawud 2297SahihJabir said “My maternal aunt was divorced by three pronouncements and she went out to cut down fruit from her palm trees. A man met her and forbade her (to go out). So she went to the Prophet and mentioned it to him. He said ‘Go out, and cut down fruit from…Sunan Abi Dawud 2325SahihUmmul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah used to count the days in Shaban in a manner he did not count any other month; then he fasted when he sighted the new moon of Ramadan; but if the weather was cloudy he counted thirty days and then fasted.Sunan Abi Dawud 2336SahihUmmul Muminin: She never saw the Prophet fasting the whole month except Shaban which he combined with Ramadan.Sunan Abi Dawud 2351SahihThe Prophet as saying: When the night approaches from this side and the day retreats on that side, and the sun sets – according to the version of Musaddad – he who fasts has reached the time to break it.Sunan Abi Dawud 2356HasanThe Messenger of Allah used to break his fast before praying with some fresh dates; but if there were no fresh dates, he had a few dry dates, and if there were no dry dates, he took some mouthfuls of water.Sunan Abi Dawud 2368SahihThe tradition mentioned above (No. 2361) has also been transmitted by Shaddad ibn Aws through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: While Shaddad ibn Aws was walking along with the Prophet… The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition…Sunan Abi Dawud 2370SahihThawban, the client of the Prophet: The Prophet as saying: A man who cups and a man who gets himself cupped break their fast.Sunan Abi Dawud 2374SahihA man from the Companions of the Prophet told me that the Messenger of Allah prohibited cupping and perpetual fasting, but he had not made them unlawful showing mercy on his Companions. Thereupon he was asked: Messenger of Allah, you observe perpetual fast…Sunan Abi Dawud 2397DaifThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Hurayrah through a different chain of narrators similar to the tradition narrated by Ibn Kathir and Sulaiman.Sunan Abi Dawud 2431SahihUmmul Muminin: The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah for fasting was Shaban. He then joined it with Ramadan.Sunan Abi Dawud 2448SahihAbd Allah ibn ‘And (b. al-‘As) said: The Messenger of Allah said to me: The fast most liked by Allah is the one observed by Dawud (David), and the prayer dearer to Allah is the one offered by Dawud (David): he would sleep half the night, and stand (in prayer)…Sunan Abi Dawud 2577SahihThe Prophet used to hold a race between horses and kept the one in the fifth year at a long distance.Sunan Abi Dawud 2690HasanUmar ibn Al Khattab said “During the battle of Badr, the Prophet took ransom”. Thereupon Allah Most High sent down “It is not fitting for an Messenger that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. You look on the temporal…Sunan Abi Dawud 2719SahihAwf bin malik Al AshjaI said “I went out with Zaid ibn Harith in the battle of Mutah. For the reinforcement of the Muslim army a man from the people of Yemen accompanied me. He had only his sword with him. A man from the Muslims slaughtered a Camel. The man…Sunan Abi Dawud 2720DaifThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Awf ibn Malik Al AshjaI through a different chain of narrators.Sunan Abi Dawud 2730SahihI was present at Khaybar along with my masters who spoke about me to the Messenger of Allah. He ordered about me, and a sword was girded on me and I was trailing it. He was then informed that I was a slave. He, therefore, ordered that I should be given some…