Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Sulaiman bin HarbfromHammad bin ZaydfromAyoub al-Sakhtiyanifrom'Abdullah bin 'Ubaidullah b. Abi Mulayka
Hadith text · Matn
لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُهُ
. أَنْزَلَهُ أَبًا يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ.
English translation
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Mulaika:
The people of Kufa sent a letter to Ibn Az-Zubair, asking about (the inheritance of) (paternal) grandfather. He replied that the right of the inheritance of (paternal) grandfather is the same as that of father if the father is dead) and added, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ' If I were to take a Khalil from this nation, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr).
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ كَتَبَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ إِلَى ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فِي الْجَدِّ. فَقَالَ أَمَّا الَّذِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 62, Hadith 10
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 10 (deprecated numbering scheme)