Sufyan ath-Thawri
أبو عبد الله سفيان بن سعيد بن مسروق
Third generation, died 159 AH in Kufa. Named in the chains of 1,443 narrations of the library, 167 in Bukhari, 161 in Muslim, 156 in Abu Dawud.
1,443narrations name him
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159 AHhe died, in Kufa
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة حافظ ، فقيه عابد ، إمام حجة.
Narrations he is named in
Bukhari167Muslim161Abu Dawud156Tirmidhi253Nasa'i254Ibn Majah199Ahmad95Darimi86Al-Adab Al-Mufrad36Shama'il35Mishkat1
Sunan Abi Dawud, page 4 of 6
Sunan Abi Dawud 3304SahihUqbah said to the Prophet: My sister has taken a vow that she will walk to the House of Allah (the Kabah). Thereupon he said: Allah will not do anything of the walking of your sister to the House of Allah (i.e. the Kabah).Sunan Abi Dawud 3336SahihI and Makhrafah al-Abdi imported some garments from Hajar, and brought them to Mecca. The Messenger of Allah came to us walking, and after he had bargained with us for some trousers, we sold them to him. There was a man who was weighing for payment. The…Sunan Abi Dawud 3340SahihThe Prophet said: (The standard) weight is the weight of the people of Mecca, and the (standard) measure is the measure of the people of Medina.Sunan Abi Dawud 3350SahihThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ubadah b. al-Samit through a different chain of transmitters with some alternation. This version adds: “He said: If these classes differ, sell as you wish if payment is made on the spot.”Sunan Abi Dawud 3386DaifThe Messenger of Allah sent with him a dinar to buy a sacrificial animal for him. He bought a sheep for a dinar, sold it for two and then returned and bought a sacrificial animal for a dinar for him and brought the (extra) dinar to the Prophet. The Prophet…Sunan Abi Dawud 3388DaifI Ammar, and Sad became partners in what we would receive on the day of Badr. Sad then brought two prisoners, but I and Ammar did not bring anything.Sunan Abi Dawud 3435SahihThe Prophet said: If anyone buys a slave who possesses property, his property belongs to the seller unless the buyer makes a proviso.Sunan Abi Dawud 3496SahihThe Messenger of Allah as saying: If anyone buys grain, he should not sell it until he measures it. Abu Bakr added in his version: I asked Ibn Abbas: Why? He replied: Do you not see that they sell (grain) for gold, but the grain is still with the seller.Sunan Abi Dawud 3557DaifThe Messenger of Allah decided a case of a woman from the Ansar to whom an orchard of date-palms was given by her son. She then died. Her son said: I gave it to her for her life, and she has brothers. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah said: It belongs to her…Sunan Abi Dawud 3568DaifUmmul Muminin: I saw no one cooking food like Safiyyah. She cooked food for the Messenger of Allah and sent it. I became angry and broke the vessel. I then asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the atonement for what I have done? He replied: A vessel like (this)…Sunan Abi Dawud 3671SahihA man of the Ansar called him and AbdurRahman ibn Awf and supplied them wine before it was prohibited. Ali then led them in the evening prayer, and he recited; “Say: O ye who reject faith.” He was confused in it. Then the following verse came down: “O ye who…Sunan Abi Dawud 3675SahihAbu Talhah asked the prophet about the orphans who had inherited wine. He replied: Pour it out. He asked: May I not make vinegar of it? He replied: No.Sunan Abi Dawud 3689SahihAn old man of the people of Wasit narrated from Abu Mansur al-Harith ibn Mansur saying: I heard Sufyan Al-Thawri who was asked about al-dadhi. He said: The Messenger of Allah said: Some of my people will assuredly drink wine calling it by another name.Sunan Abi Dawud 3696SahihThe deputation of Abd al-Qais asked (the prophet): From which (vessels) should we drink? He (the prophet) replied: Do not drink from the pumpkins, vessels smeared with pitch, and hollow stumps, and steep dates in skins. They asked: Messenger of Allah, if it…Sunan Abi Dawud 3699SahihJabir ibn Abd Allah said: When the Messenger of Allah forbade the use of (wine) vessels, Ansar said: They are inevitable for us. Thereupon he said: If so, then no.Sunan Abi Dawud 3769SahihThe Prophet said: s: I do not eat while reclining.Sunan Abi Dawud 3820SahihThe Prophet said: What a good condiment vinegar is!Sunan Abi Dawud 3850DaifWhen the Messenger of Allah finished his food, he said: “Praise be to Allah Who has given us food and drink and made us Muslims.”Sunan Abi Dawud 3853DaifAbulHaytham ibn at-Tayhan prepared food for the Messenger of Allah, and he invited the Prophet and his Companions. When they finished (food), the said: If some people enter the house of a man, his food is eaten and his drink is drunk, and they supplicate (to…Sunan Abi Dawud 3910SahihThe Prophet said: Taking omens is polytheism; taking omens is polytheism. He said it three times. Every one of us has some, but Allah removes it by trust (in Him).Sunan Abi Dawud 3919DaifWhen taking omens was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, he said: The best type is the good omen, and it does not turn back a Muslim. If one of you sees anything he dislikes, he should say: O Allah, no one brings good things except Thee, and no one…Sunan Abi Dawud 3980Hasan“Say, in the bounty of Allah, and in His mercy- in that let you rejoice.”Sunan Abi Dawud 3995DaifI saw the Prophet reading the verse; “does he think that his wealth would make him last for ever?”Sunan Abi Dawud 4088SahihThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Dharr though a different chain of narrators, but the former is more perfect. This version has: Mannan is the one takes account of anything he gives.Sunan Abi Dawud 4115DaifUmmul Muminin: The Prophet came to visit her when she was veiled, and said: use one fold and not two.Sunan Abi Dawud 4119SahihThe Messenger of Allah gave licence to the Mothers of the believers (i.e. the wives of the Prophet) to hang down their lower garment a span. Then they asked him to increase it, and he increased one span for them. They would send (the garment) to us and we…Sunan Abi Dawud 4174SahihA woman met him and he found the odour of perfume in her. Her clothes were fluttering in the air. He said: O maid-servant of the Almighty, are you coming from the mosque? She replied: Yes. He said: For it did you use perfume? She replied: Yes. He said: I…Sunan Abi Dawud 4183SahihI did not see any man with locks hanging down to shoulders in red robe more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah. Muhammad ibn Sulaiman added: He had hair which touched his shoulders.Sunan Abi Dawud 4190SahihI came to the Prophet and I had long hair. When the Messenger of Allah saw me, he said: Evil, evil! He said: I then returned and cut them off. I then came to him in the morning. He said (to me): I did not intend to do evil to you. This is much better.Sunan Abi Dawud 4202HasanAmr ibn Shuaib, on his father’s authority, told that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah said: Do not pluck out grey hair. If any believer grows a grey hair in Islam, he will have light on the Day of Resurrection. (This is Sufyan’s version).…