Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah #4231
The Book of the Sunnah· كتاب المقدمة
sunan_ibn_majah:4231حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، أَنَّ شَاعِرًا، مَدَحَ بِلاَلَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بِلاَلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ كَذَبْتَ لاَ بَلْ بِلاَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ .
A poet praised Bilal bin 'Abdullah and said: "Bilal bin 'Abdullah is better than any other Bilal." Ibn 'Umar said: 'You are lying. The Bilal of the Messenger of Allah is better than any other Bilal.'"
Chain 1·3 narrators
2
Umar ibn Hamza← Oldest
عمر بن حمزة
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
Abu Usāmah
أبو أسامة
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qurashī← Compiler
علي بن محمد
Gen 4unknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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