Affan ibn Muslim
أبو عثمان عفان بن مسلم بن عبد الله
Fourth generation, died 219 AH in Baghdad. Named in the chains of 244 narrations of the library, 10 in Bukhari, 43 in Muslim, 11 in Abu Dawud.
244narrations name him
9collections
219 AHhe died, in Baghdad
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة ثبت.
Narrations he is named in
Musnad Ahmad, page 1 of 3
Musnad Ahmad 11I said to the Prophet when he was in the cave – on one occasion he said: when we were in the cave -: If one of them looks at his feet, he will see us beneath his feet.
He said: ‘O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two, of whom Allah is the third?’.Musnad Ahmad 18When the Messenger of Allah died, Abu Bakr was in some other area of Madinah. He came and uncovered his face and kissed him, and said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you; how good you look in life and in death. Muhammad has died, by the Lord of…Musnad Ahmad 26A white man by whose face rain may be sought, a refuge for orphans and protection for widows.
Abu Bakr said: By Allah, that refers to the Messenger of Allah.Musnad Ahmad 57Who will inherit from you if you die? He Said: My children and my wife. She said: Then why can’t we inherit from the Prophet. He said: I heard the Prophet say: ‘The Prophet is not to be inherited from.’ But I will sponsor those whom the Messenger of Allah…Musnad Ahmad 58We were with Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq when he was conducting some business of caliphate and he got very angry with one of the Muslims. When I saw that I said: O Khaleefah of the Messenger of Allah, shall I strike his neck? When I mentioned killing him, he changed…Musnad Ahmad 59The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The siwak is purifying for the mouth and pleasing to the Lord.’Musnad Ahmad 81My father said: I told Ibn Abbas and he said: What is so amazing about that? When Umar called the prominent shaikhs among the Companions of Muhammad, he would call me with them and say: Do not speak until they have spoken. He called us one day or one night…Musnad Ahmad 85I saw a dream that I can only interpret as meaning that my death is near; I saw as if a rooster pecked me twice, and I was told that it was a red rooster. I told this dream to Asma bint Umais, the wife of Abu Bakr, and she said: You will be killed by a…Musnad Ahmad 122The Messenger of Allah shared out (some booty) and I said: O Messenger of Allah, others are more deserving of this than them: ahlus-suffah. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘You are giving me the choice of having you ask importunately or regard me as a miser, and…Musnad Ahmad 123l saw the Messenger of Allah do wudooafter minor impurity and he wiped over the khuffain.Musnad Ahmad 124You should note that I have not said anything about kalalah and I have not appointed anyone to succeed me. Whoever of Arab captives are present when I die, are to be freed although they are among the wealth of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. Saeed ibn…Musnad Ahmad 125Some righteous men, including Umar – and the most righteous of them in my view was Umar – confirmed when I was present that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘There is no prayer after Fajr until the sun rises and there is no prayer after Asr until the sun sets.’.Musnad Ahmad 126I know that you are only a stone; if I had not seen my Beloved kiss you or touch you, I would not have touched you or kissed you. “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow” (al-Ahzab 33:21].Musnad Ahmad 127The Messenger of Allah saw a ring of gold on a man’s hand and he said: “Throw it away,” so he threw it away and acquired a ring of iron. He said: ‘This is even worse.’ Then he acquired a ring of silver, and he did not say anything.Musnad Ahmad 255I said to Ibn Umar: is the deceased tormented because of the weeping of this living one? He said: Umar narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah, and I did not lie when narrating from Umar, and Umar did not lie when narrating from the Messenger of Allah.Musnad Ahmad 256When Abu Bakr and I were with him, the Messenger of Allah passed by Abdullah ibn Masood, when he was reciting. He stood and listened to his recitation, then Abdullah bowed and prostrated, and the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Ask, you will be given; ask, you will…Musnad Ahmad 257When the people of Yemen came, Umar started asking people in the group, Is there anyone among you from Qaran, until he came to? He said: Yes, but I prayed to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and He took it away, except for an area the size of a dirham…Musnad Ahmad 258Umar ibn al-Khattab said, when Hafsah lamented for him: O Hafsah did you not hear the Messenger of Allah say: “The one who is lamented for will be tormented? And Suhayb lamented for him, and Umar said: O Suhayb, do you not know that ‘the one who is lamented…Musnad Ahmad 259He heard Umar ibn al-Khattab delivering a khutbah, He said: The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter.”Musnad Ahmad 260Good men, among whom was Umar ibn al-Khattab, and the best of them in my view is Umar, testified before me that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘There is no Prayer after two prayers: after Fajr until the sun has risen, and after Asr until the sun has…Musnad Ahmad 302When I came to Madinah, sickness was occurring in the city. Abdus-Samad said: They were dying quickly. I sat with Umar ibn al-Khattab and a funeral passed by. Good things were said about (the deceased) and Umar said: It is due. Then another (funeral) passed…Musnad Ahmad 305Learn from me three things, for I fear that the people will not come to me (before I die). As for me, I did not pass any judgement regarding kalalah and I did not appoint any successor to be in charge of the people after me, and every slave of his said: No by…Musnad Ahmad 348I said to Jabir ibn Abdullah: Ibn Az-Zubayr (رضي الله عنه) forbids tamattu (in hajj) and Ibn Abbas enjoins it. He said to me: I knew about this issue. We did tamattu with the Messenger of Allah – Affan said: And with Abu Bakr – then when Umar (رضي الله عنه)…Musnad Ahmad 411We were with Uthman when he was under siege in the house. He went to the entrance of the house, from which his words could be heard in alBalat. He went to that entrance, then came out to us and said: They were threatening to kill me just now. We said: Allah…Musnad Ahmad 435The eye of Umar ibn Ubaidullah became inflamed when he was in ihram, and he wanted to apply kohl to it, but Aban ibn Uthman (رضي الله عنه) forbade him to do that and told him to apply aloes to it. He said that Uthman (رضي الله عنه) narrated from the Messenger…Musnad Ahmad 436‘The pilgrim in ihram should not get married, arrange a marriage or propose marrіage.’Musnad Ahmad 437My masters married me to a Roman slave girl of theirs and she bore me a black boy. Then she fell in love with a Roman slave whose name was Yuhannas, and he spoke to her in their language. Then she got pregnant. She had borne me a child who was black like me…Musnad Ahmad 438I was with Uthman (رضي الله عنه) in the house when he was under siege. We would go into an entryway where, when we entered it, we could hear what the people were saying in al-Balat. Uthman (رضي الله عنه) entered it one day for some reason, then he came out…Musnad Ahmad 445I will not judge between two people or lead two men in prayer. Did you not hear the Prophet say, ‘Whoever seeks refuge with Allah has indeed sought refuge with a powerful one’? Uthman (رضي الله عنه) said. Yes I did. He said: then I seek refuge with Allah lest…Musnad Ahmad 446The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever does wudoo and does wudoo well, his sins come out of his body, even from beneath his nails.”