Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 92.0

Regarding Sending Spies

باب بَعْثِ الْعُيُونِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 2618sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Harun bin 'Abdullah al-HamalfromHashim bin al-Qasim bin MuslimfromSulaiman bin al-Mughira al-QaysyfromThabit bin Aslam AlbananifromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَ - يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - بُسْبَسَةَ عَيْنًا يَنْظُرُ مَا صَنَعَتْ عِيرُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ‏.‏

English translation

Anas said “the Prophet(ﷺ) sent Busaisah as a spy to see what the caravan of Abu Sufyan was doing.”