Three-Narrator Ahadith
مسند أحمد بن حنبل
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) prohibited the sale of walāʾ (the right of clientship that arises from manumission) and the gifting of it. Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 1
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ بَيْعِ الْوَلَاءِ وَعَنْ هِبَتِهِ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Do not enter upon these people who were punished [i.e., the ruins of Thamūd at al-Ḥijr] unless you are weeping. If you cannot weep, then do not enter upon them, for I fear that what befell them may befall you.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 2
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَدْخُلُوا عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ عُذِّبُوا إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونُوا بَاكِينَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا بَاكِينَ فَلَا تَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ مِثْلُ مَا أَصَابَهُمْ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the ḍabb [spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx spinipes]. He said: “I do not eat it, nor do I declare it prohibited.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 3
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ لَا آكُلُهُ وَلَا أُحَرِّمُهُ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When a Jew greets you [with a salutation], he is actually saying al-sāmu ʿalayk (‘death be upon you’), so say: ‘Wa ʿalayk (and upon you).’“ And on another occasion he said: “When the Jews greet you, say: ‘Wa ʿalaykum,’ for they are saying al-sāmu ʿalaykum.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 4
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنَ ابْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ وَعَلَيْكَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَهُودُ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When you are three [in a gathering], let not two converse privately excluding the third.” And in another narration: “The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited two men from holding a private conversation to the exclusion of a third, when they are three.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 5
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَلَا يَتَنَاجَ اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ يَتَنَاجَى الرَّجُلَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to take the pledge of allegiance on [the vow to] hear and obey, then say: ‘Within your capacity.’ And in another narration: ‘...prompting each one of us to say: “Within your capacity.”‘ Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 6
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُبَايِعُ عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً فَيُلَقِّنُ أَحَدَنَا فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتَ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
ʿAbdullāh ibn Dīnār said: I heard ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) say: ‘I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “The two parties to a sale have the right of cancellation (khiyār al-majlis) so long as they have not parted, or unless it is a stipulated option sale (bayʿ khiyār).”‘ Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 7
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الْبَيِّعَانِ بِالْخِيَارِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا أَوْ يَكُونَ بَيْعَ خِيَارٍ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Sufyān reported from Zayd ibn Aslam that he heard Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) say to his grandson ʿAbdullāh ibn Wāqid: “O my son, I heard the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) say: ‘Allāh will not look [with mercy] upon the one who drags his lower garment (izār) out of arrogance.’“ Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 8
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ابْنَ ابْنِهِ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ وَاقِدٍ يَا بُنَيَّ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى مَنْ جَرَّ إِزَارَهُ خُيَلَاءَ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported: “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) entered the mosque of Banū ʿAmr ibn ʿAwf, that is Masjid Qubāʾ, to pray. Men of the Anṣār entered to greet him, and Ṣuhayb was with him. I asked Ṣuhayb: ‘How did the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) respond when he was greeted [while in prayer]?’ He said: ‘He would gesture with his hand.’“ Sufyān said: “I asked a man to ask Zayd [ibn Aslam]: ‘Did you hear this from ʿAbdullāh [ibn ʿUmar]?’ for I was too shy to ask him myself. The man asked: ‘O Abū Usāma, did you hear it from ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar?’ Zayd replied: ‘As for me, I saw him and I even spoke to him.’“ Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 9
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَسْجِدَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ صُهَيْبٌ فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ سَلِ زَيْدًا أَسَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهِبْتُ أَنَا أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا أُسَامَةَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Sufyān reported that Ṣadaqa heard Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) say, citing the Prophet (ﷺ): “The people of Najd shall enter iḥrām from Qarn, the people of Syria from al-Juḥfa, and the people of Yemen from Yalamlam,” though Ibn ʿUmar had not heard this portion directly from the Prophet (ﷺ). What Ibn ʿUmar did hear from the Prophet (ﷺ) himself was: “The mīqāt of the people of Medina is Dhū al-Ḥulayfa.” When asked: “And where for the people of Iraq?” Ibn ʿUmar replied: “Iraq did not exist at that time.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 10
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ سَمِعَ صَدَقَةَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ — يَعْنِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُهِلُّ أَهْلُ نَجْدٍ مِنْ قَرْنٍ وَأَهْلُ الشَّامِ مِنَ الْجُحْفَةِ وَأَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ يَلَمْلَمَ — وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَسَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُهَلُّ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ ذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَالُوا لَهُ فَأَيْنَ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Sufyān reported from ʿAmr [ibn Dīnār], who heard Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) say: “We used to practice mukhābara , and we saw nothing wrong with it, until Rāfiʿ ibn Khadīj claimed that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) had prohibited it. So we abandoned it.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 11
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو ابْنَ عُمَرَ كُنَّا نُخَابِرُ وَلَا نَرَى بِذَلِكَ بَأْسًا حَتَّى زَعَمَ رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْهُ فَتَرَكْنَاهُ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Sufyān reported from ʿAmr ibn Dīnār: “They discussed whether a man who enters iḥrām for ʿumra and then exits it may approach his wife before performing the saʿy between al-Ṣafā and al-Marwa. We asked Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh, and he said: ‘No, not until he performs the saʿy.’ We also asked Ibn ʿUmar, and he said: ‘The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) arrived [at Mecca], circumambulated the House seven times, prayed two rakʿas behind the maqām, and performed the saʿy between al-Ṣafā and al-Marwa,’ then he recited: ‘Indeed in the Messenger of Allāh there is an excellent example for you to follow’ (al-Aḥzāb, 33:21).” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 12
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ قَالَ عَمْرٌو يَعْنِي ابْنَ دِينَارٍ ذَكَرُوا الرَّجُلَ يُهِلُّ بِعُمْرَةٍ فَيَحِلُّ هَلْ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ — يَعْنِي امْرَأَتَهُ — قَبْلَ أَنْ يَطُوفَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ فَسَأَلْنَا جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَا حَتَّى يَطُوفَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَسَأَلْنَا ابْنَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعًا فَصَلَّى خَلْفَ الْمَقَامِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَعَى بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ [الأحزاب ٢١]
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported: “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say from the pulpit: ‘Whoever of you comes to the Friday prayer, let him perform ghusl.’“ Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 13
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ مَنْ جَاءَ مِنْكُمُ الْجُمُعَةَ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) reported: “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) prohibited the sale of fruits until their ripeness becomes apparent.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 14
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الثِّمَارِ أَنْ تُبَاعَ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهَا
Musnad of Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with them both)
ʿAbdullāh ibn Dīnār said: “I heard Ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنهما) say: ‘The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for herding livestock or for hunting, shall have two qīrāṭ deducted from his reward every day.”‘“ Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 15
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ قَنْصٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ
Musnad of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Anṣārī (may Allāh be pleased with him)
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “We were with Abū ʿUbayda, sent by the Prophet (ﷺ) with him on an expedition. Our provisions ran out. We came across a large whale (ḥūt) that the sea had cast ashore. We wanted to eat from it, but Abū ʿUbayda initially forbade us [fearing it was carrion]. Then he said: ‘We are the envoys of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) and we are in the way of Allāh; eat.’ So we ate from it for several days. When we returned, we told the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) about it and he said: ‘If any of it remains with you, send some to us.’” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 16
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بَعَثَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَهُ فِي سَفَرٍ فَنَفِدَ زَادُنَا فَمَرَرْنَا بِحُوتٍ قَذَفَهُ الْبَحْرُ فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ فَمَنَعَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ قَالَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ نَحْنُ رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كُلُوا قَالَ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ أَيَّامًا فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ بَقِيَ مَعَكُمْ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَابْعَثُوا بِهِ إِلَيْنَا
Musnad of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Anṣārī (may Allāh be pleased with him)
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Hellfire.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 17
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ
Musnad of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Anṣārī (may Allāh be pleased with him)
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumes ribā (interest or usury), the one who pays it, the two persons who witness it, and the person who records it.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 18
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ آكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلَهُ وَشَاهِدَيْهِ وَكَاتِبَهُ
Musnad of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Anṣārī (may Allāh be pleased with him)
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported: “Nabīdh used to be prepared for the Prophet (ﷺ) in a waterskin; if no waterskin was available, then in a stone basin.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 19
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ جَابِرٍ كَانَ يُنْبَذُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سِقَاءٍ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ سِقَاءٌ فَتَوْرٌ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ
Musnad of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Anṣārī (may Allāh be pleased with him)
Jābir (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the earnings of a cupper (al-ḥajjām). He said: “Feed them to your working camel.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 20
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ فَقَالَ اعْلِفْهُ نَاضِحَكَ