Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah
أبو بكر عبد الله بن محمد بن أبي شيبة
Fourth generation, died 235 AH in Kufa. Named in the chains of 2,170 narrations of the library, 21 in Bukhari, 992 in Muslim, 59 in Abu Dawud.
2,170narrations name him
8collections
235 AHhe died, in Kufa
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة حافظ ، صاحب تصانيف.
Narrations he is named in
Sahih Muslim, page 8 of 34
Sahih Muslim 646aSahihWhen Hajjaj came to Medina we asked Jabir ibn Abdullah (about the timings of prayer as observed by the Prophet). He said: The Messenger of Allah used to pray afternoon prayer in the midday heat; the afternoon prayer when the sun was bright; the evening prayer…Sahih Muslim 648cSahihMy friend (the Prophet) bade me to hear and obey (the ruler) even if he is a slave having his feet and arms cut off, and observe prayer at its prescribed time. (And further said): It you find people having observed the prayer, you in fact saved your prayer…Sahih Muslim 649bSahihThe Messenger of Allah said: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-five degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person. He (Abu Hurayrah further) said: The angels of the night and the angels of the day meet together. Abu Hurayrah said: Recite it…Sahih Muslim 650cSahihIbn Numair reported it on the authority of his father (a preference of) more than twenty (degrees) and Abu Bakr in his narration (has narrated it) twenty- seven degrees.Sahih Muslim 654aSahihI have seen the time when no one stayed away from prayer except a hypocrite, whose hypocrisy was well known, or a sick man, but if a sick man could walk between two persons (i.e. with the help of two persons with one on each side) he would come to prayer. And…Sahih Muslim 655aSahihAbu Shatha reported: While we were sitting with Abu Hurayrah in a mosque a man went out of the mosque after the call to prayer had been announced. (A man stood up in the mosque and set off.) Abu Hurayrah’s eyes followed him till he went out of the mosque.…Sahih Muslim 657cSahihThis hadith has been narrated by Jundab ibn Sufyan in from the Messenger of Allah with the same chain of transmitters, but this has not been mentioned: “ He would throw him in fire.”Sahih Muslim 661SahihHe went to the Messenger of Allah and found him observing prayer on a mat and prostrating on that.Sahih Muslim 668SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: The similitude of five prayers is like an overflowing river passing by the gate of one of you in which he washes five times daily Hasan said: No filthiness can remain on him.Sahih Muslim 669SahihOn the authority of Abu Hurayrah, the Messenger of Allah as saying: He who went towards the mosque in the morning or evening, Allah would arrange a feast for him morning or evening in Paradise.Sahih Muslim 670bSahihWhen the Messenger of Allah observed the dawn prayer, he sat at the place of worship till the sun had risen enough.Sahih Muslim 673aSahihThe Messenger of Allah said: The one who is most versed in Allah’s Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the…Sahih Muslim 677eSahihI asked Anas whether Qunut was observed (by the Holy prophet) before ruku or after ruku. He replied: Before ruku. I said: People conceive that the Messenger of Allah observed Qunut after the ruku. He said: The Messenger of Allah observed Qunut (after the ruku…Sahih Muslim 686aSahihI told Umar ibn al-Khattab that Allah had said: “ You may shorten the prayer only if you fear that those who are unbelievers may afflict you” (Qur’an, iv. 101), whereas the people are now safe. He replied: I wondered about it in the same way as you wonder…Sahih Muslim 687bSahihAllah has prescribed the prayer by the tongue of your Messenger as two rakahs for the traveller, four for the resident, and one in danger.Sahih Muslim 694cSahihThe Messenger of Allah said two rakahs at Mina, and Abu Bakr after him, and Umar after Abu Bakr, and Uthman at the beginning of his caliphate; then Uthman observed four rakahs, and when Ibn Umar prayed with the Imam, he said four rakahs, but when he observed…Sahih Muslim 695bSahihA hadith like this has been reported by Amash with the same chain of transmitters.Sahih Muslim 703cSahihSalim reported from his father to be saying: I saw the Messenger of Allah combining the sunset and Isha prayers when he was in a hurry on a journey.Sahih Muslim 705dSahihThe Messenger of Allah combined the noon prayer with the afternoon prayer and the sunset prayer with the Isha prayer in Medina without being in a state of danger or rainfall. And in the hadith transmitted by Waki (the words are): “ I said to Ibn Abbas: What…Sahih Muslim 707aSahihNone of you should give a share to Satan out of your self. He should not deem that it is necessary for him to turn but to the right only (after prayer). I saw the Messenger of Allah turning to the left.Sahih Muslim 708bSahihThe Messenger of Allah used to turn to the right (at the end of the prayer).Sahih Muslim 714bSahihAbu Qatadah, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah said: I entered the mosque, when the Messenger of Allah had been sitting among people, and I also sat down among them. Upon this the Messenger of Allah said: What prevented you from offering two rakahs (of…Sahih Muslim 724gSahihAishah reported: I have never seen the Messenger of Allah hastening as much in observing supererogatory as two rakahs before the (Fard) of the dawn prayer.Sahih Muslim 727bSahihThe Messenger of Allah used to recite in the two (supererogatory) rakahs of the dawn prayer: “ Say: We believed in Allah and what was revealed to us” and that which is found in Surah Al-i-‘lmran: ‘ Come to that word (creed) which is common between you and us’…Sahih Muslim 730dSahihI asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah during the night (i. e. Tahajjud prayer) She replied: He used to pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting in the night, and when he recited the Qur’an while standing, he would bow…Sahih Muslim 731cSahihAishah reported: The Messenger of Allah used to recite in sitting position (while observing the Tahajjud prayer) and when he intended to bow, he would stand up and recite (for the duration in which) a man (ordinarily) recites forty verses.Sahih Muslim 734SahihThe Messenger of Allah observed (Nafl) prayer sitting before his death.Sahih Muslim 737aSahihAishah reported: The Messenger of Allah used to observe thirteen rakahs of the night prayer. Five out of them consisted of Witr, and he did not sit, but at the end (for salutation).Sahih Muslim 740SahihAishah observed that the Messenger of Allah used to observe prayer in the night and the last of his (night) prayer was Witr.Sahih Muslim 743aSahihAishah reported: When the Messenger of Allah had prayed the two rakahs (Sunan) of the dawn prayer, he would talk to me if I was awake, otherwise he would lie down.