Person
Hadith narrator

Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh

إسماعيل بن عبد الله
699 CE – 764 CE (80 AH – 147 AH)(aged ~65) Born in Madinah Died in Madinah Quraysh

Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh was a notable third-generation narrator from Madinah, recognised for his reliability in hadith transmission and as a key transmitter from the Tabi‘in generation.

Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh belonged to the Tabi‘in generation in early Islamic history, originating from Madinah. He was renowned for his precision and trustworthiness in narrating hadiths, contributing significantly to the preservation of Islamic traditions. As a teacher, he instructed many important scholars, thereby influencing subsequent generations of Islamic learning. His role as a transmitter helped bridge the Sahaba and later Islamic scholars. Details about his birth and death years remain unclear. His contributions are primarily within the religious and scholarly context of early Islam. He died in the late 1st century AH.

Significance

He is significant as a key hadith transmitter from the Tabi‘in generation who taught many important scholars.

Reputation in tradition

Praised in Sunni tradition for his reliability and precision in hadith transmission.
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Narrations by collection
  • sahih bukhari: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He is a major link in many canonical hadith chains, especially in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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