Hadith
Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3786
Chapters on Virtues· كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
jami_al_tirmidhi:3786حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قَدْ كَانَ يَكُونُ فِي الأُمَمِ مُحَدَّثُونَ فَإِنْ يَكُ فِي أُمَّتِي أَحَدٌ فَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .وَ أَخْبَرَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ مُحَدَّثُونَ يَعْنِي مُفَهَّمُونَ .
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Among the nations, there used to be Muhaddathun (those who were given understanding), and if there were one in my nation, it would be 'Umar bin Al-Khattab."
Chain 1·7 narrators
6
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
5
عائشة
Sahabithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
4
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
سعد بن إبراهيم
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Ibn ʿAjlān
ابن عجلان
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
الليث
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Qutaybah ibn Saʿid← Compiler
قتيبة
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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