Hadith al-Thaqalayn

Narrators of Hadith al Thaqalayn From Among the Sahabah

More than thirty of the well-known and eminent Companions of the Prophet (S) have narrated Hadith al-Thaqalayn from him. Their names as well as those of some authors, who have narrated their traditions in their books, are given below:

  1. Amir al-­Mu'minin ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (A) (23BH­40H/600­661).

  1. Ibn Rahwayh Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-­Hanzali,

  2. Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-­Shaybani,

  3. Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-­Khaliq al-­Bazzaz

  4. Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-­Tabari,

  5. Abu Bishr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-­Dulabi,

  6. Abu ‘Abd Allah Husayn ibn Isma’il al-­Muhamili,

  7. Abu al-Abbas ibn ‘Uqdah al-Kufi,

  8. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn al-­Ji’abi,

  9. Shams al-Din al-­Sakhawi,

  10. Jalal al-Din al-­Suyuti,

  11. Nur al-Din al-­Samhudi,

  12. ‘Ali Muttaqi al-­Hindi,

  13. Ahmad ibn al-­Fadl ibn Muhammad Ba Kathir al-­Makki,

  14. Mahmud ibn Muhammad al-­Shaykhani al-­Qadiri,

  15. Sulayman ibn Ibrahim al-­Qunduzi.

  16. Al-Imam al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (A) (3­50/624­670).

  1. Al-­Qunduzi.

  2. Salman al-Farsi (d. 36/656).

  1. Al-Qunduzi.

  2. Jundab ibn Junadah, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari. (d. 32/650).

  1. Muhammad ibn ‘Isa al-Tirmidhi,

  2. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  3. Abu Muhammad Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Asimi,

  4. Ibn Kathir,

  5. al-Sakhawi,

  6. al-Samhudi,

  7. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Muhammad Ba Kathir.

  8. ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abbas (3 BH­68/619­87).

  1. Sulayman ibn Ibrahim Al-Qunduzi.

  2. Sa’d ibn Malik, Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (10 BH­74/613­693).

  1. ‘Abd al-Malik al-Arzami,

  2. Sulayman ibn Mihran al-A’mash,

  3. Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Madani,

  4. ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Mas’udi,

  5. Muhammad ibn Talhah al-Yami,

  6. ‘Abd Allah ibn Numayr al-Hamadani,

  7. ‘Abd al Malik al-’Uqdi,

  8. Ibn Sa’d al-Zuhri,

  9. Ahmad ibn Hanbal,

  10. ‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub al-Rawajini,

  11. Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Riyahi,

  12. ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal,

  13. Abu Ya’la al-Tamimi,

  14. Abu Ja’far al-Tabari,

  15. Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi,

  16. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  17. Abu al-Qasim al-Tabarani,

  18. Abu Tahir al-Dhahabi,

  19. Abu Ishaq al-Tha’labi,

  20. Abu Nu’aym al-Isfahani,

  21. Abu Ghalib Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahwi,

  22. Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr,

  23. Abu Muhammad al-Ghandajani,

  24. Abu al-Hasan al-Jullabi,

  25. Abu al-Muzaffar al-Sam’ani,

  26. Abu al-Barakat al-Anmati,

  27. Fakhr al-Din al-Razi,

  28. Abu Muhammad ibn al-Akhdar,

  29. Abu al-Fath al-Abiwardi,

  30. Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Tabari,

  31. al-Nizam al-A’raj al-Nishaburi,

  32. Ibrahim al-Hamawi,

  33. Abu al-Hajjaj al-Mizzi,

  34. Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Zarandi,

  35. Ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi,

  36. al-Sayyid ‘Ali al-Hamdani,

  37. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  38. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti,

  39. Shihab al-Din al-Qastallani,

  40. ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Bukhari,

  41. ‘Ali al-Qari al-Hindi,

  42. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Ba Kathir,

  43. Mahmud al-Qadiri al-Shaykhani,

  44. Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Baqi al-Zarqani,

  45. al-Mirza Muhammad al-Badakhshani al-Harithi,

  46. Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-San'ani,

  47. Sulayman ibn Ibrahim Al-Qunduzi, and others.

  48. Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah al­'Ansari (16 BH­78/607­697).

  1. Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah al-Absi,

  2. Nasr al-Washsha' al-Kufi

  3. al-Tirmidhi,

  4. Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi,

  5. al-Nasa'i,

  6. Abu al-Abbas ibn ‘Uqdah,

  7. Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Baghdadi,

  8. al-Khatib al-Baghdadi,

  9. Abu Bakr al-Baghawi,

  10. Ibn al-Athir al-Jaza'iri,

  11. al-Khatib al-Tabrizi,

  12. Abu al-Hajjaj al-Mizzi,

  13. al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Tayyibi,

  14. Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar al-Khalkhali,

  15. Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Zarandi,

  16. Ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi,

  17. Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Hafizi al-Bukhari,

  18. Shihab al-Din al-Dawlatabadi,

  19. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  20. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti,

  21. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  22. ‘Ali al-Qari al-Hindi,

  23. Ahmad ibn Ba Kathir,

  24. Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji,

  25. Husam al-Din al-Saharanpuri,

  26. al-Mirza Muhammad al-Badakhshani,

  27. Muhammad Mubin al-Lakhnowi,

  28. al-Mirzi Hasan ‘Ali Muhaddith al-Lakhnowi,

  29. al-Shaykh Sulayman Al-Qunduzi,

  30. al-Siddiq Hasan Khan al-Qannawji.

  31. Abu al­-Haytham Malik ibn al­-Tayhan (d. 20/641).

  1. Abu al-Abbas ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  3. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  4. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Muhammad Ba Kathir,

  5. al-Shaykh Sulayman Al-Qunduzi.

  6. Ibrahim Abu Rafi’, one of the Prophet's mawali (d. after 40/ 661).

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. al-Sakhawi,

  3. al-Samhudi,

  4. Ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. Al-Qunduzi.

  6. Hudhayfah ibn al­-Yaman (d. 36/656).

  1. Al-Shaykh Sulayman ibn Ibrahim Al-Qunduzi.

  2. Hudhayfah ibn Usayd al-Ghifari.

  1. Nasr ibn ‘Ali al-Jahdami,

  2. Abu ‘Isa al-Tirmidhi,

  3. al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi,

  4. Abu al-Abbas ibn ‘Uqdah,

  5. Abu al-Qasim al-Tabarani,

  6. Abu Nu’aym al-Isfahani,

  7. Abu al-Qasim ibn ‘Asakir,

  8. Abu Musa al-Madini,

  9. Abu al-Futuh al-’Ijli,

  10. ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Athir,

  11. al-Diya' al-Maqdisi,

  12. Ibrahim al-Hamawi,

  13. Ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi,

  14. Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Bukhari,

  15. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  16. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  17. ‘Ata' Allah al-Shirazi,

  18. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Ba Kathir,

  19. al-Shaykhani al-Qadiri,

  20. Muhammad Sadr al-Alam.

  21. Khuzaymah ibn Thabit Dhu Shahadatayn (d. 37/657).

  1. Abu al-Abbas Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  3. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  4. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. al-Shaykh Sulayman Al-Qunduzi.

  6. Zayd ibn Thabit (11 BH­45/611­665).

  1. Al-Rukayn ibn al-Rabi’ al-Fazari,

  2. Muhammad ibn Ishaq,

  3. Sharik al-Qadi,

  4. Abu Ahmad al-Zubayri,

  5. Aswad ibn ‘Amir al-Shami,

  6. Ahmad ibn Hanbal,

  7. ‘Abd ibn Hamid al-Kashshi,

  8. Ahmad ibn ‘Amr al-Shaybani,

  9. ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal,

  10. Abu Ja’far al-Tabari,

  11. Abu Bakr ibn al-Anbari,

  12. Abu al-Qasim al-Tabarani,

  13. Abu Mansur al-Azhari,

  14. Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Kanji al-Shafi’i,

  15. Nur al-Din ‘Ali al-Haythami,

  16. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  17. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti,

  18. ‘Ali al-Qari al-Hindi,

  19. ‘Abd al-Ra'uf al-Munawi,

  20. ‘Ali ibn Ahmad al-Azizi,

  21. al-Mirza Muhammad al-Badakhshi,

  22. Sulayman ibn Ibrahim Al-Qunduzi,

  23. Hasan al-Zaman al-Hindi.

  24. Abu Hurayrah, ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr (d. 59/679).

  1. Abu Bakr al-Bazzaz,

  2. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  3. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti,

  4. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  6. Mahmud ibn Muhammad al-Shaykhani al-Qadiri.

  7. ‘Abd Allah ibn Hantab.

  1. Abu al-Qasim al-Tabarani,

  2. ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Athir,

  3. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.

  4. Jubayr ibn Mut’im (d. 59/679).

  1. Abu Nu’aym al-Isfahani,

  2. al-Sayyid ‘Ali al-Hamadani,

  3. al-Shaykh Sulayman Al-Qunduzi.

  4. Al­Bara' ibn ‘Azib (d. 71/690).

  1. Abu Nu’aym al-Isfahani.

  2. Anas ibn Malik (10 BH­93/612­712).

  1. Abu Nu’aym al-Isfahani.

  2. Talhah ibn ‘Ubayd Allah al-Taymi (28 BH­36/596­656).

  1. Al-Shaykh Sulayman Al-Qunduzi.

  2. ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf (44 BH­32/580­652).

  1. Al-Qunduzi.

  2. Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (d. 23BH­55/600­675).

  1. Al-Qunduzi.

  2. ‘Amr ibn al­-As (50 BH­43/574­664).

  1. Al­-Muwaffaq ibn Ahmad al-Khwarazmi.

  2. Sahl ibn Sa’d al­-Ansari (d. 91/710).

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah al-Kufi,

  2. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  3. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  4. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. Sulayman Al-Qunduzi.

  6. ‘Adi ibn Hatim (d. 68/687).

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. al-Sakhawi,

  3. al-Samhudi,

  4. Ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. Al-Qunduzi.

  6. ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (d. 58/678).

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. al-Sakhawi,

  3. al-Samhudi,

  4. Ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. Al-Qunduzi.

  6. Abu Ayyub al­-Ansari, Khalid ibn Zayd (d. 52/672).

  1. Abu Shurayh al­-Khuza’i, Khuwaylid ibn ‘Amr (d. 68/687).
  1. Abu Qudamah, al­-Ansari (martyred 37/657).
  1. Abu Layla al­-Ansari (martyred 37/657).
  1. ‘Umayrah al­-Aslami.

Hadith al-Thaqalayn has been narrated from all the above five (26 ­ 30) by:

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. al-Sakhawi,

  3. Samhudi,

  4. Ibn Ba Kathir,

  5. Al-Qunduzi.

  6. ‘Amir ibn Layla ibn Damrah.

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. Abu Musa al-Madini,

  3. Abu al-Futuh al-’Ijli,

  4. ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Athir,

  5. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani,

  6. Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi,

  7. Nur al-Din al-Samhudi,

  8. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Muhammad Ba Kathir,

  9. Al-Qunduzi.

  10. Zayd ibn Arqam (d.68/687).

  1. Al-Nasa'i,

  2. al-Hakim,

  3. al-Tabarani,

  4. ‘Ali al-Muttaqi al-Hindi

  5. Muhammad Sadr al-Alam,

  6. Muhammad ibn Isma’il al­-San’ani

  7. al-Shaykhani al-Qadiri,

  8. Al-Hafiz al-Zarandi,

  9. al-Samhudi,

  10. Ahmad ibn Ba Kathir, and many others.

  11. ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar (10 BH­73/613­692)

  1. Fatimah al­-Zahra' (A) (18 BH­11/604­632)

  1. Al-Shaykh Sulayman Al-Qunduzi.

  2. Umm Salamah, Hind bint Suhayl (28 BH­62/596­681)

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn ‘Umar al-Darqutni,

  3. al-Sakhawi,

  4. al-Samhudi,

  5. Ahmad ibn Ba Kathir,

  6. al-Shaykhani al-Qadiri,

  7. al­-Razzaz, as in Wasilat al-ma'al.

  8. Umm Hani, Fakhtah bint Abi Talib (d.40/661)

  1. Ibn ‘Uqdah,

  2. al-Sakhawi,

  3. al-Samhudi,

  4. Ibn Ba Kathir.