Ahmad ibn Amr ibn as-Sarh
أبو الطاهر أحمد بن عمرو بن عبد الله
Fourth generation, died 249 AH in Egypt. Named in the chains of 334 narrations of the library, 181 in Muslim, 87 in Abu Dawud, 42 in Nasa'i.
334narrations name him
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249 AHhe died, in Egypt
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy, ثقة.
Narrations he is named in
Sunan Abi Dawud, page 1 of 3
Sunan Abi Dawud 102SahihExplaining the tradition of the Prophet that the ablution of a person who does not mention the name of Allah is valid, Rabiah said: This tradition means that if a person performs ablution and takes a bath but does not have the intention to perform ablution…Sunan Abi Dawud 105SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah say: When any of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he washes it three times, for none of you knows where his hand remained during the night or where it went round.Sunan Abi Dawud 120SahihHabban ibn Wasi reported on the authority of his father who heard Abd Allah ibn Zaid al-Asim al-Mazini say that he saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution. He then described his ablution saying: He wiped his head with water which was not what was left…Sunan Abi Dawud 193DaifOne of the Companions of the Prophet (may peace be upon), came upon us in Egypt. When he was narrating traditions in the Mosque of Egypt, I heard him say: I was the seventh or the sixth person in the company of the Messenger of Allah in the house of a person.…Sunan Abi Dawud 251SahihOne of the Muslims asked, and Zubair reported: Umm Salamah (herself) asked: Messenger of Allah. I am a women who keeps her hair closely plaited; should I undo it when I wash after sexual defilement? He replied (no), it is enough for you to throw three…Sunan Abi Dawud 252HasanA women came to her, this is according to the version of the former tradition. I asked the Prophet a similar question (as in the former tradition). But this version adds: “And wring out your locks after every handful of water.”Sunan Abi Dawud 380SahihA bedouin entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah was sitting. He offered two rakahs of prayer, according to the version of Ibn Abdah. He then said: O Allah, have mercy on me and on Muhammad and do not have mercy on anyone along with us. The Prophet…Sunan Abi Dawud 524HasanA man said: Messenger of Allah, the muadhdhins excel us. The Messenger of Allah said: Say (the same words) as they say, and when you come to the end, make a petition and that will be granted to you.Sunan Abi Dawud 788SahihThe prophet did not distinguish between the two surahs until the words “In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the merciful” was revealed to him. These are the words of Ibn al-sarh.Sunan Abi Dawud 822SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: the prayer is not valid I one does not recite fatihat al-kitab and something more, sufyan (the narrator) said: This applies to a man who prays alone.Sunan Abi Dawud 827SahihThe Messenger of Allah led us in prayer, that was, we think, the dawn prayer, He further narrated this tradition up to the words “what is the matter with me that I have been contended with in (the recitation of) the Qur’an.”Sunan Abi Dawud 875SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.Sunan Abi Dawud 1103SahihThis tradition has also been transmitted to the same effect through a different chain of narrators by Umrah from her sister Umrah daughter of Abd al-Rahman who was older than her.Sunan Abi Dawud 1150SahihThe above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Ibn Shihab through a different chain of transmitters to the same effect. This version adds: “Except the two takers pronounced at the time of the bowing.”Sunan Abi Dawud 1162SahihAbbad ibn Tamim al Mazini said on the authority of his uncle (Abd Allah ibn Zaid b Asim) who was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah: One day the Messenger of Allah went out to make supplication for rain. He turned his back towards the people praying to…Sunan Abi Dawud 1180SahihAllah be pleased with her): There was an eclipse of the sun during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah came tot he mosque; he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is great); the people stood in rows behind him; the Messenger of Allah recited from the…Sunan Abi Dawud 1290DaifThe Messenger of Allah prayed on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) eight rakahs saluting after every two rakahs.Sunan Abi Dawud 1402DaifI said to the Messenger of Allah: Are there two prostrations in Surah al-Hajj? He replied: Yes; if anyone does not make two prostrations, he should not recite them.Sunan Abi Dawud 1405DaifThis tradition has also been transmitted by Zayd ibn Thabit through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.Sunan Abi Dawud 1453DaifThe Messenger of Allah said: If anyone recites the Qur’an and acts according to its content, on the Day of Judgement his parents will be given to wear a crown whose light is better than the light of the sun in the dwellings of this world if it were among you.…Sunan Abi Dawud 1462SahihI was driving the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah during a journey. He said to me: Uqbah, should I not teach you two best surahs ever recited? He then taught me: “Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn,” and “Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of men.” He…Sunan Abi Dawud 1535DaifThe Prophet said: The supplication which gets the quickest answer is that made by one distant Muslim for another.Sunan Abi Dawud 1557SahihThis tradition has also been transmitted by Al Zuhri through a different chain of narrators. This version has “Abu Bakr said its due is the payment of zakat.” He used the word “a rope of a Camel.”Sunan Abi Dawud 1705SahihThe above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Malik through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: They have their stomachs: They can go down to water and eat trees. He did not say about the stray sheep: take it.…Sunan Abi Dawud 1750SahihUmmul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah sacrificed a cow for his wives at the Farewell Pilgrimage.Sunan Abi Dawud 1780SahihThe aforesaid tradition has also been narrated by Abu al-Aswad through a different chain of narrators. This version adds he who raises his voice in talbiyah for Umrah (and wearing Ihram for it) should put off Ihram after performing Umrah.Sunan Abi Dawud 1894SahihThe Prophet said: Do not prevent anyone from going round this House (the Kabah) and from praying any moment he desires by day or by night. The narrator Fadl (ibn Yaqub) said: The Messenger of Allah said: Banu Abdu Munaf, do not stop anyone.Sunan Abi Dawud 2030Sahih(Al-Aslamiyyah said: I said to Uthman ibn Talhah al-Hajabi): What did the Messenger of Allah say to you when he called you? He said: (The Prophet said:) I forgot to order you to cover the two horns (of the lamb), for it is not advisable that there should be…Sunan Abi Dawud 2068SahihIbn Shihab said “Urwah ibn Al Zubair asked Aishah, wife of the Prophet about the Quranic verse ‘And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of the women, who seem good to you.’ She said ‘O my nephew, this means the female orphan who is…Sunan Abi Dawud 2080SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: “ A man should not seek the hand of a woman in marriage when his brother has already sought her hand.”