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
Musnad Ahmad, page 1 of 4
Musnad Ahmad 2If I heard a hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah Allah benefitted me as He willed thereby. If someone else told me something from him I would ask him to swear, and if he swore I would believe him. Abu Bakr told me – and Abu Bakr told the truth – that he heard…Musnad Ahmad 45Abu Bakr stood up, one year after the death of the Messenger of Allah and said: The Messenger of Allah stood where I am standing last year and said: “Ask Allah for well being, for no one is given anything better than well-being. And you should be truthful and…Musnad Ahmad 63The Messenger of Allah stood among us last year and said: ‘The son of Adam has not been given anything better than well-being, so ask Allah for well-being. You should be truthful and righteous, for they lead to Paradise, and you should beware of lying and…Musnad Ahmad 78Some people from Syria came to Umar and said: We have acquired wealth and horses and slaves, and we want to pay zakah on them as a purification. He said: I shall do what my two predecessors did. He consulted the Companions of Muhammad, among whom was Ali, and…Musnad Ahmad 161from the Prophet- that he said: ‘Follow Hajj with Umrah and Umrah with Hajj, for doing that will eliminate poverty and sin as the bellows eliminate dross.’.Musnad Ahmad 183‘Allah and His Messenger are the guardians of the one who has no guardian, and the maternal uncle is the heir of the one who has no heir.’Musnad Ahmad 184“O Umar, you are a strong man. Do not crowd others to touch the Black Stone, lest you harm the weak. If you find a gap, then touch it, otherwise turn to face it and say Lailaha illallah, and Allahu akbar.”.Musnad Ahmad 209If I live, in sha Allah, I shall certainly expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula.Musnad Ahmad 213The Messenger of Allah said: “If I live, I shall certainly expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, until I leave only Muslims there.”Musnad Ahmad 227The Messenger of Allah shared out (some wealth) and I said, “By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, others deserved to have it more than these people.” He said: “They gave me the choice of having them ask importunately or regard me as a miser, and I am not a
miser.”Musnad Ahmad 247I had recently converted from Christianity and I wanted to go for jihad or for Hajj, I went to a man of my people whose name was Hudaim, and asked him, and he told me to do Hajj, So I did qiran (Hajj and Umrah together).Musnad Ahmad 248The prayer when travelling is two rakahs, the prayer of ul-Fitr is two rakahs and the prayer of Jumuah is two rakahs, complete not shortened, as stated by Muhammad, Sufyan said: On one occasion Zubaid said: I think he was narrating it from Umar Abdur-Rahman…Musnad Ahmad 251The Prophet forbade nabeedh made in earthenware jars and gourds. Sufyan was not sure, Then I met Ibn Az-Zubayr and asked him, and he said: The Messenger of Allah forbade nabeedh made in earthenware jars and gourds.Musnad Ahmad 254He went to the Prophet and said: Sometimes I become junub. He told him to wash his private parts and do wudoo as for prayer (i.e., then go to sleep, and do ghusl before Fajr).Musnad Ahmad 261The Jews said to Umar You recite a verse which, is it had been revealed among us, we would have taken that day as a festiva! ʻUmar said: I know where it was revealed, on what day it was revealed and where the Messenger of Allah was when it was revealed. It…Musnad Ahmad 262I came to the Messenger of Allah when he was in al-Batha and he said: ‘What did you enter ihram for?’ I said: I have entered ihram for the same as the Prophet did. He said: ‘Have you brought a sacrificial animal?’ I said: No. He said: “Circumambulate the…Musnad Ahmad 263I saw Umar kiss the Black Stone and say: I know that you are a stone and cannot cause harm or bring benefit, but I saw Abul-Qasim show respect to you.Musnad Ahmad 280l heard Umar bin al Khattab say: The people of Jahiliyyah used not to move on from Jam until they saw the sun shining on (the mountain of) Thabeer, and they would say: Shine Thabeer, then we will move on swiftly. So the Messenger of Allah moved on before the…Musnad Ahmad 306Umar wrote to AbuʼUbaidah bin al-Jarrah: To whom should I pay his diyah? Umar wrote back telling him that the Messenger of Allah used to say: “Allah and His Messenger are the mawla (guardian) of the one who has no mawla, and the maternal uncle is the heir of…Musnad Ahmad 353l said to Ibn Umar We travel to different countries and we meet people who say there is no qadar (divine decree), Ibn Umar said: If you meet them, tell them that Abdullah ibn Umar has nothing to do with them and they have nothing to do with him-three times.…Musnad Ahmad 360I saw Abul-Qasim show respect to you – meaning the Black Stone.Musnad Ahmad 363Shine, Thabeer, so that we may move on quickly. When the Messenger of Allah came, he differed from them and he used to move on from Jam before sunrise, like the time when people who delay Fajr usually pray.Musnad Ahmad 382Didn’t you see the Messenger of Allah do wudoo like this? They said: Yes.Musnad Ahmad 383The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The best of you is the one who learns Qur’an and teaches it.’Musnad Ahmad 386from the Prophet – that he said: ‘Whoever prays Isha’ and Fajr prayer in congregation, it is as if he spent the night in prayer (qiyamul-lail). Abdur-Rahman said: Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he spent half the night in prayer, and whoever…Musnad Ahmad 460The Messenger of Allah said: Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it will be like spending half the night in prayer (qiyam) and whoever prays Isha and Fajr in congregation, it will be like spending the whole night in prayer..Musnad Ahmad 469“The best of you are those who learn Qur’an and teach it.”.Musnad Ahmad 529The Messenger of Allah stood in Arafah and said: ‘This is the place of standing and all of Arafah is a place of standing.’ He moved on when the sun set, then he put Usamah behind him (on his mount) and moved on at a measured pace on his camel, and the people…Musnad Ahmad 593I said: O Messenger of Allah, when you send me on a mission, should I go and do what you tell me to do (with no delay) or witness and find out what someone who is not there cannot find out? He said: ‘Witness and find out what someone who is not there cannot…Musnad Ahmad 599The Messenger of Allah forbade gourds and varnished jars.