Person
Hadith narrator

Abū Bishr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Khuzāʿī

أبي بشر عبد الرحمن بن عبد الرحمن الخزاعي

Abū Bishr · al-Khuzāʿī

d. 776 CE Khuzāʿah

Abū Bishr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Khuzāʿī was a trustworthy hadith narrator from the third generation, known for his reliability and precision in transmitting hadith.

Abū Bishr belonged to the Khuzāʿah tribe and lived during the early Islamic era, specifically the third generation of hadith transmitters (Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘īn). He was renowned for his trustworthiness and precision in narrating hadith, transmitting from prominent teachers of his time. His narrations were cited by major hadith scholars, contributing significantly to the preservation and authentication of prophetic traditions. Abū Bishr played a key role in the transmission chains that underpin Sunni hadith scholarship. Details about his birth and death years remain unclear, but his legacy endures through the hadith collections that reference him. His exact death year and place are not well documented.

Significance

He is significant for his trustworthy transmission of hadith, contributing to the preservation of prophetic traditions in Sunni Islam.

Reputation in tradition

Praised in Sunni tradition as a reliable and precise hadith narrator of the third generation.
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Narrations by collection
  • sahih bukhari: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He serves as a reliable transmitter in many chains, especially in the Kufan tradition.

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