Qutaybah ibn Said
أبو رجاء قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل
Fourth generation, died 240 AH in Balkh. Named in the chains of 2,318 narrations of the library, 323 in Bukhari, 519 in Muslim, 184 in Abu Dawud.
2,318narrations name him
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240 AHhe died, in Balkh
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة ثبت.
Narrations he is named in
Ash-Shama'il, page 1 of 2
Ash-Shama'il 1“The Messenger of Allah was neither very tall of stature, nor short. His skin was neither pale white, nor tawny, and his hair was neither crisply curled, nor lank. Allah (Exalted is He) sent him at the end of forty years of life, so he stayed in Mecca for ten…Ash-Shama'il 12“The Prophet s were presented to me, and there was Moses, a specimen of the men of distinction, as if he were among the men of pure lineage and manly virtue. I also saw Jesus the son of Mary, and the nearest I have seen in resemblance to him is Urwa ibn…Ash-Shama'il 15‘My maternal aunt took me to the Prophet, and she said; ‘O Messenger of Allah, my sister’s son is in pain!’ He therefore stroked my head and supplicated blessing for my sake. He performed the minor ritual ablution. I drank from his ablution water and stood…Ash-Shama'il 52“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The best of your eye salves is antimony, for it clears the vision and makes the eyelashes grow.’”Ash-Shama'il 66SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: “You should acquire white clothes, so that your living ones may wear them, and you can shroud your deceased in them, for they are among the best of your clothes.”Ash-Shama'il 70We were in the presence of Abu Hurayrah, and he was wearing two linen garments dyed with red clay. He blew his nose in one of them, then said: “Bravo! Bravo! Abu Hurayrah is blowing his nose in the linen! I had found myself (in the past) as I would drop…Ash-Shama'il 71Sahih“The Messenger of Allah never ate his fill of bread, nor of meat, except at a meal in the company of many dinars.”Ash-Shama'il 73Daif“Dihya a gown, so he wore the shoes until they were perforated, without the Prophet knowing whether or not they were made from the hide of a lawfully slaughtered animal.”Ash-Shama'il 85“The signet ring of the Prophet consisted of silver, and its stone was Abyssinian.”Ash-Shama'il 86“The Prophet chose a signet ring of silver, so he used to seal with it, and he would not wear it.”Ash-Shama'il 99Sahih“Al-Hasan and al-Husain used to wear signet rings on their left hands.”Ash-Shama'il 108“The Prophet entered Mecca wearing a helmet. He was told: ‘This Ibn Khatal is clinging to the curtains of the Kaba so he said: ‘Kill him!’’”Ash-Shama'il 118Hasan“The Messenger of Allah took hold of the calf of my legs or his leg, and he said: ‘This is the position of the loincloth, and if you object, then somewhat lower down, but if you object, the loincloth has no right to the ankles’.”Ash-Shama'il 119Daif“I have not seen anything more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah. The sun seemed to shine in his face. Nor have I seen anyone more rapid in his gait than the Messenger of Allah. The earth seemed to be folded up for him. We must strenuously exert…Ash-Shama'il 128Sahih“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘As for me, I do not eat while leaning on a support!’”Ash-Shama'il 147Sahih“Do you not have what you want in the way of food and drink? I have seen your Prophet, and the poor-quality dates that he finds are what fills his stomach.”Ash-Shama'il 156“I entered the presence of the Prophet, and I saw beside him a gourd being carved into pieces, so I said: ‘What is this?’ He said: ‘We use it to augment our meal’.”Ash-Shama'il 157“A tailor invited the Messenger of Allah to a meal he had made, so I went with the Messenger of Allah to that meal. He presented the Messenger of Allah with some barley-bread and broth containing a gourd and jerked meat. Then I saw the Prophet looking for…Ash-Shama'il 160Sahih“Together with the Messenger of Allah, we ate grilled meat in the mosque.”Ash-Shama'il 171Abu Hurayrah said that he saw the Messenger of Allah perform the minor ritual ablution because of eating cottage cheese. Then he saw him eat from the flank of a sheep, and then perform the ritual prayer without performing the minor ritual ablution.Ash-Shama'il 182“I read in the Torah that the blessing of the meal is the minor ritual ablution after it, so I mentioned this to the Prophet, and I informed him of what I had read in the Torah. The Messenger of Allah then said: ‘The blessing of the meal is the minor ritual…Ash-Shama'il 183Sahih“We were in the home of the Prophet one day, and he served a meal. I had never seen a meal from which greater blessing was obtained at the beginning of our eating, nor less blessing at the end of it, so we said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how is this?’ He said…Ash-Shama'il 196“When the people saw the first fruit and Your Prophet, and I am Your servant and Your Prophet. He supplicated You on behalf of Mecca, and I supplicate You on behalf of Medina, for the like of what he supplicated You for on behalf of Mecca, and the like…Ash-Shama'il 202“I saw the Messenger of Allah drink while both standing and sitting.”Ash-Shama'il 205“The Prophet used to breathe into the vessel three times when he drank, and he would say: ‘It is more wholesome and more thirst-quenching!’”Ash-Shama'il 213Hasan“The Messenger of Allah said: Three things are not to be rejected: cushions, oil and perfume, and milk.”Ash-Shama'il 221“I have not seen anyone with a more cheerful countenance than the Messenger of Allah!”Ash-Shama'il 227“I was present when Ali had an animal brought for him to ride. When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said: ‘In the Name of Allah. (Al-Qur’an;43:13-14)Then he said: ‘Praise be to Allah,’ three times, and: ‘Allah is Supremely Great,’ three times, then…Ash-Shama'il 232“A man asked the Messenger of Allah to provide him with a mount, so he said: ‘I will mount you on the offspring of a she-camel The man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what shall I do with the offspring of a she- camel?’ He said: ‘To what does a she-camel give…Ash-Shama'il 248Sahih“When the Messenger of Allah went to his mattress each night, he joined the palms of his hands, then breathed into them and recited into them: ‘Say: ‘He is Allah, One!’ (Al-Qur’an;114:1), Then he passed them over as much of his body as he could, beginning…