Anas bin Malik

Ebû Hamza, Ebü'n-Nadr, Ebû Sümâme · Well-known Companion

Enes b. Mâlik b. en-Nadr b. Damdam b. Zeyd b. Harâm b. Cündeb b. Âmir b. Ganm b. Adî b. en-Neccâr

Born10 BH · Medine
Died93 AH · Basra
KunyaEbû Hamza, Ebü'n-Nadr, Ebû Sümâme
Nisbael-Ensârî, el-Hazrecî, en-Neccârî, el-Medenî
Places livedBasra, Medine, Bahreyn
Generation (tabaqa)Well-known Companion
Jarh wa-ta'dilİbn Hibbân es-Sikât'ta zikretmiştir

Family

Father
Malik ibn Nadr
Mother
Umm Sulaym bint Milhan
Siblings
al-Bara' bin Malik
Children
al-Nadr bin Anas bin Malik, 'Abdullah bin Anas bin Malik, Abu Bakr bin Anas bin Malik, Musa bin Anas bin Malik

Narrator names are parsed automatically from the isnad; identity and biographical details are matched from rijal sources (Itqan narrator profiles, muslimscholars.info).

Hadiths in whose chain he appears

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Abu-Dhar, "Listen and obey (your chief) even if he is an Ethiopian with a head like a raisin."
Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray a short prayer (in congregation) but used to offer it in a perfect manner.
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I never prayed behind any Imam a prayer lighter and more perfect than that behind the Prophet (ﷺ) and he used to cut short the prayer whenever he heard the cries of a child lest he should put the child's mother to trial.
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When I start the prayer I intend to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother's passions."
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← 'Ali bin 'Abdullah ← Yazid bin Zari' ← Sa'id bin Abi 'Aruba ← Katâde b. Diâme ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet, said, "Whenever I start the prayer I intend to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother's passions."
Chain of narrators (path 1): al-Bukhari ← Muhammed b. Beşşâr ← İbn Ebû Adî ← Sa'id bin Abi 'Aruba ← Katâde b. Diâme ← Anas bin Malik
Chain of narrators (path 2): al-Bukhari ← Mûsâ b. İsmâil ← Ebân el-Attâr ← Katâde b. Diâme ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back.'
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the Iqama was pronounced and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) faced us and said, "Straighten your rows and stand closer together, for I see you from behind my back.'
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and correct prayer. "
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Ebü'l-Velîd ← Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj ← Katâde b. Diâme ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I arrived at Medina and was asked whether I found any change since the days of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). I said, "I have not found any change except that you do not stand in alignment in your prayers."
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows for I see you from behind my back." Anas added, "Everyone of us used to put his shoulder with the shoulder of his companion and his foot with the foot of his companion."
Narrated Anas bin Malik: One night an orphan and I offered the prayers behind the Prophet (ﷺ) in my house and my mother (Um Sulaim) was standing behind us (by herself forming a row).
Narrated Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rode a horse and fell down and the right side of his body was injured. On that day he prayed one of the prayers sitting and we also prayed behind him sitting. When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the prayer with Taslim, he said, "The Imam is to be followed and if he prays standing then pray standing, and bow when he bows, and raise your heads when he raises his head; prostrate when he prostrates; and if he says "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah", you should say, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamd.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← al-Hakm bin Nafi', Abu al-Yaman ← Shu'aib bin Abi Hamza ← al-Zuhri ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fell from a horse and got injured so he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed sitting. When he completed the prayer he said, "The Imam is to be followed; if he says Takbir then say Takbir, bow if he bows; raise your heads when he raises his head, when he says, 'Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah say, 'Rabbana laka l-hamd', and prostrate when he prostrates."
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil ← Leys b. Sa'd ← al-Zuhri ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Perform the bowing and the prostrations properly. By Allah, I see you from behind me (or from behind my back) when you bow or prostrate."
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Muhammed b. Beşşâr ← Gunder ← Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj ← Katâde b. Diâme ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar used to start the prayer with "Al hamdu li l-lahi Rabbi l-`alamin (All praise is but to Allah, Lord of the Worlds).
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) led us in prayer and then went up to the pulpit and beckoned with both hands towards the Qibla of the mosque and then said, "When I started leading you in prayer, I saw the display of Paradise and Hell on the wall of the mosque (facing the Qibla). I never saw good and bad as I have seen today." He repeated the last statement thrice.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Muhammed b. Sinân ← Falayh bin Suliaman ← Hilal bin Abi Maymuna ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the prayer?" His talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said, "They should stop (looking towards the sky during the prayer); otherwise their eyesight would be taken away."
Narrated Anas: While the Muslims were offering the Fajr prayer, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) suddenly appeared before them by living the curtain of the dwelling place of `Aisha, looked towards the Muslims who were standing in rows. He smiled with pleasure. Abu Bakr started retreating to join the row on the assumption that the Prophet wanted to come out for the prayer. The Muslims intended to leave the prayer (and were on the verge of being put to trial), but the Prophet (ﷺ) beckoned them to complete their prayer and then he let the curtain fall. He died in the last hours of that day.
This is narration no. 2 of hadith 774: the source gives it under the same number with a different chain.
Anas said: One of the Ansar used to lead the Ansar in Salat in the Quba' mosque and it was his habit to recite Qul Huwal-lahu Ahad whenever he wanted to recite something in Salat. When he finished that Surah, he would recite another one with it. He followed the same procedure in each Rak'a. His companions discussed this with him and said, "You recite this Surah and do not consider it sufficient and then you recite another. So would you recite it alone or leave it and recite some other." He said, "I will never leave it and if you want me to be your Imam on this condition then it is all right ; otherwise I will leave you." They knew that he was the best amongst them and they did not like someone else to lead them in Salat. When the Prophet (ﷺ) went to them as usual, they informed him about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) addressed him and said, "O so-and-so, what forbids you from doing what your companions ask you to do ? Why do you read this Surah particularly in every Rak'a ?" He repiled, "I love this Surah." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your love for this Surah will make you enter Paradise."
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fell from a horse and the right side of his body was injured. We went to inquire about his health meanwhile it was time for the prayer and he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed while sitting. On completion of the prayer he said, "The Imam is to be followed; say Takbir when he says it; bow when he bows; rise when he rises and when he says "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah," say, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamd", and prostrate if he prostrates." Sufyan narrated the same from Ma`mar. Ibn Juraij said that his (the Prophet's) right leg had been injured.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← 'Ali bin 'Abdullah ← Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah ← al-Zuhri ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Thabit: Anas said, "I will leave no stone unturned in making you offer the prayer as I have seen the Prophet (ﷺ) making us offer it." Anas used to do a thing which I have not seen you doing. He used to stand after the bowing for such a long time that one would think that he had forgotten (the prostrations) and he used to sit in-between the prostrations so long that one would think that he had forgotten the second prostration.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Sulaiman bin Harb ← Hammad bin Zayd ← Thabit bin Aslam Albanani ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog."
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the `Isha' prayer until midnight and then came to us. Having prayed he faced us and said, "The people had prayed and slept but you were in the prayer as long as you were waiting for it."
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Abdullah ← Yezîd ← Humeyd ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: My grandmother Mulaika invited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for a meal which she had prepared specially for him. He ate some of it and said, "Get up. I shall lead you in the prayer." I brought a mat that had become black owing to excessive use and I sprinkled water on it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood on it and prayed two rak`at; and the orphan was with me (in the first row), and the old lady stood behind us.
Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed in the house of Um Sulaim; and I, along with an orphan stood behind him while Um Sulaim (stood) behind us.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Ebû Nuaym ← Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah ← Ishaq bin 'Abdullah bin Abi Talha ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed in the house of Um Sulaim; and I, along with an orphan stood behind him while Um Sulaim (stood) behind us.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Ebû Nuaym ← Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah ← Ishaq bin 'Abdullah bin Abi Talha ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I have told you repeatedly to use the Siwak. (The Prophet (ﷺ) put emphasis on the use of the Siwak.)
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer the Jumua prayer immediately after midday.
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to offer the Jumua prayer early and then have an afternoon nap.
Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Abdân b. Muhammed ← 'Abdullah bin Mubarak ← Hameed bin Abi Hameed ← Anas bin Malik
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer the prayer earlier if it was very cold; and if it was very hot he used to delay the prayer, i.e. the Jumua prayer.