Zuhayr ibn Harb
أبو خيثمة زهير بن حرب بن شداد
Fourth generation, died 234 AH in Baghdad. Named in the chains of 569 narrations of the library, 14 in Bukhari, 493 in Muslim, 38 in Abu Dawud.
569narrations name him
6collections
234 AHhe died, in Baghdad
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة ثبت.
Narrations he is named in
Sahih Muslim, page 5 of 17
Sahih Muslim 674aSahihWe came to the Messenger of Allah and we were all young men of nearly equal age. We stayed with him (the Prophet) for twenty nights, and as the Messenger of Allah was extremely kind and tender of heart, he therefore, thought that we were eager (to see) our…Sahih Muslim 675dSahihAbu Hurayrah told him that when the Messenger of Allah pronounced: “ Allah listened to him who praised Him.” and before prostration, he would recite this in the Isya prayer: O Allah! rescue Ayyash ibn Abu Rabia, and the rest of the hadith is the same as…Sahih Muslim 677bSahihI asked Anas whether the Messenger of Allah observed Qunut in the dawn prayer. He said: Yes, (he did so) after the ruku, for a short while.Sahih Muslim 692aSahihI went along with Shurahbil b. al-Simt to a village which was situated at a distance of seventeen or eighteen miles, and he said only two rakahs of prayer. I said to him (about it) and he said: I saw Umar observing two rakahs at Dhul-Hulaifa and I (too) said…Sahih Muslim 708bSahihThe Messenger of Allah used to turn to the right (at the end of the prayer).Sahih Muslim 709bSahihThis hadith has been reported by Misar with the same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention of: “ His face would turn towards us.”Sahih Muslim 729SahihI prayed along with the Messenger of Allah two rakahs before and two rakahs after the noon prayer, two rakahs after the sunset prayer and two rakahs after the Isha prayer and two rakahs after the Friday prayer; and so far as the sunset, Isha and Friday…Sahih Muslim 735aSahihThe Messenger of Allah had said: The prayer observed by a person sitting is half of the prayer. I came to him and found him praying in a sitting position. I placed my hand on his head. He said: O Abdullah ibn Amr, what is the matter with you? I said…Sahih Muslim 738cSahihHe asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) (during the night). The rest of the hadith is the same but with this exception that he (the Prophet) observed nine rakahs including Witr.Sahih Muslim 744aSahihAishah reported: The Messenger of Allah used to pray in the night and when he observed Witr, he said to me: O Aishah, get up and observe Witr.Sahih Muslim 745bSahihThe Messenger Of Allah used to observe the Witr prayer every night, maybe in the early part of night, at midnight and in the latter part, finishing his Witr at dawn.Sahih Muslim 748aSahihZayd ibn Arqam, on seeing some people praying in the forenoon, said: They well know that prayer at another time than this is more excellent, for the Messenger of Allah said: The prayer of those who are penitent is observed when your weaned camels feel the…Sahih Muslim 749bSahihA person asked the Messenger of Allah about the night prayer. He said: It consists of pairs of rakahs, but if one fears morning is near, he should make it an odd number by praying one rakah.Sahih Muslim 753SahihI asked Ibn Abbas about the Witr prayer. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah as saying: It is a rakah at the end of the night prayer.Sahih Muslim 760aSahihThe Messenger of Allah said: He who observed the fasts of Ramadan with faith and seeking reward (from Allah), all his previous sins would be forgiven, and he who observed prayer on Lailat-ul- Qadr with faith and seeking reward (from Allah), all his previous…Sahih Muslim 776SahihAbu Hurayrah transmitted it from the Messenger of Allah: When any one of you goes to sleep, the devil ties three knots at the back of his neck, sealing every knot with: “ You have a long night, so sleep.” So if one awakes and mentions Allah, a knot will be…Sahih Muslim 783aSahihI asked Aishah, the mother of the believers, saying O mother of the believers, how did the Messenger of Allah act? Did he choose a particular act for a particular day? She said: No. He act was continuous, and who amongst you is capable of doing what the…Sahih Muslim 789bSahihThis hadith has been narrated by Ibn Umar from the Messenger of Allah, but in the hadith transmitted by Musa ibn Uqba, this addition is made: “ When one who had committed the Qur’an to memory (or who is familiar with it) gets up (for night prayer) and recites…Sahih Muslim 792aSahihAbu Hurayrah reported this directly from the Messenger of Allah: God has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet reciting the Qur’an in a sweet voice.Sahih Muslim 811aSahihAbu Darda reported the Messenger of Allah as saying: Is any one of you incapable of reciting a third of the Qur’an in a night? They (the Companions) asked: How could one recite a third of the Qur’an (in a night)? Upon this he (the Prophet) said: “‘Say: He is…Sahih Muslim 815aSahihThe Messenger of Allah said: Envy is not justified but in case of two persons only: one who, having been given (knowledge of) the Qur’an by Allah, recites it during the night and day (and also acts upon it) and a man who, having been given wealth by God…Sahih Muslim 817aSahihNafi ibn Abd al-Harith met Umar at Usfan and Umar had employed him as collector in Mecca. He (Hadrat Umar) said to him (Nafi): Whom have you appointed as collector over the people of the valley? He said: Ibn Abza. He said: Who is Ibn Abza? He said: He is one…Sahih Muslim 830bSahihThis hadith has been narrated by Abu Basra Ghifari through another chain of transmitters.Sahih Muslim 835bSahihAishah reported: The Messenger of Allah did not abandon at all observing two rakahs after the Asr in my house.Sahih Muslim 852bSahihAbu Hurayrah reported Abul-Qasim (the kunya of the Prophet) as saying: There is a time on Friday at which no Muslim would stand and pray and beg Allah for what Is good but He would give it to him; and he pointed with his hand that (this time) is short and…Sahih Muslim 855cSahihThe Messenger of Allah said: We are the last (but) we would be the first on the Day of Resurrection, and we would be the first to enter Paradise, but that they were given the Book before us and we were given after them. They disagreed and Allah guided us…Sahih Muslim 880aSahihThe Messenger of Allah used to recite in the dawn prayer on Friday Alif-Lam-Mim, Tanzil and Surely there came.Sahih Muslim 881cSahihThe Messenger of Allah said: When any one amongst you observes prayer after Jumua, he should observe four rakahs. (In the hadith transmitted by Jarir the word minkum is not recorded).Sahih Muslim 882cSahihThe Messenger of Allah used to observe two rakahs after Jumua.Sahih Muslim 892fSahihAishah reported that some Abyssinians came and gave a demonstration of armed fight on the Id day in the mosque. The Messenger of Allah invited me (to see that fight). I placed my head on his shoulder and began to see their sport till it was I who turned away…