Chapter 21.0

Manner of speech

باب الْهَدْىِ فِي الْكَلاَمِ

4 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Yahya bin YusuffromMuhammad bin SalmahfromIbn IshaqfromY'aqub bin 'Utba bin al-Mughirafrom'Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘AzizfromYusuf bin 'Abdullah bin Salamfrom'Abdullah bin Saalam

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحَرَّانِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلاَمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا جَلَسَ يَتَحَدَّثُ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ طَرْفَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Abdullah ibn Salam:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat talking (to the people), he would often raise his eyes to the sky.

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4838sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala'fromMuhammad bin Bashr bin al-FarafsafromMas'ar bin KadamfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ شَيْخًا، فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ كَانَ فِي كَلاَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَرْتِيلٌ أَوْ تَرْسِيلٌ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct and leisurely manner.

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4839hasan

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromWaki' bin al-JarrahfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromUsamah ibn Zaydfromal-Zuhrifrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رَحِمَهَا اللَّهُ قَالَتْ كَانَ كَلاَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَلاَمًا فَصْلاً يَفْهَمُهُ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct manner so that anyone who listened to him could understand it.

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4840da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by al-Rabi' bin Nafi' Abu Tawba al-Halbifrom'Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'ifromQurrah bin Khalid al-Sadusifromal-ZuhrifromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ كُلُّ كَلاَمٍ لاَ يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِـ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ يُونُسُ وَعُقَيْلٌ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every important matter which is not begun by an expression of praise to Allah is maimed. Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Yunus, 'Aqil, Shu'aib, Sa'id b. 'Abd al-Aziz from al-Zuhri from the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mursal form (the link of the Companion is missing).

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، قَالَ زَعَمَ الْوَلِيدُ عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ قُرَّةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏