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
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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

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas b. Malik through another chain of narrators, but with a slight variation of wording
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:When one of you makes supplication, he should supplicate with a will and should not say: O Allah, confer upon me if Thou likest, for there is none to coerce Allah
Anas (b. Malik) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. None of you should make a request for death because of the trouble in which he is involved, but if there is no other help to it, then say:O Allah, keep me alive as long as there is goodness in life for me and bring death to me when there is goodness in death for me
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters, but with a small variation of wording
Chain of narrators (path 2): Muslim ← Zuhayr bin Harb ← 'Affan bin Muslim ← Hammad bin Salama ← Thabit bin Aslam Albanani ← Anas bin Malik
Nadr b. Anas reported, as when Anas was alive, that he said:Had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that
Ubida b. Samit reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also abhors to meet him
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ubada b. Samit through another chain of transmitters
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:When My servant draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the cubit and when he draws close to Me by the cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two armspans, and when he comes to me walking, I go in a hurry towards him
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst the Muslims in order to inquire (about his health) who had grown feeble like the chicken. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst his Companions who had grown as feeble as the chicken. The rest of the hadith is the same, but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said:You have not power enough to undergo the torment imposed by Allah. And there is no mention of: He supplicated Allah for him and He cured him
This hadith had been transmitted on the authority of Anas through another chain of narrators
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to supplicate (in these words):" Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell Fire
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to say:" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity, from indolence, from cowardice, from senility, from miserliness, and I seek refuge in Thee from the torment of the grave and from trial of the life and death
Anas reported from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (this suppli- cation) but with this variation that these words are not found in that supplication:" From the trial of life and death
Chain of narrators (path 1): Muslim ← Fdyl bin Husayn bin Talha ← Yazid bin Zari' ← Sulaiman bin Tarkhan al-Taymi ← Anas bin Malik
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) used to seek refuge in Allah from such things as mentioned in the above-mentioned hadith and from 'miserliness" too
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) wed to make this supplication:" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from miserliness, from sloth and from decrepitude
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:When you go to bed, say:" Praise is due to Allah Who fed us, provided us drink, sufficed us and provided us with shelter, for many a people there is none to suffice and none to provide shelter
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Allah is pleased with His servant who says: Al-Hamdu lillah while taking a morsel of food and while drinking
This hadith is reported through Ishaaq bin Yusuf Al-Azraq from Zakariyya bin Abi Za'ida through the same chain
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a servant as he turns towards Him for repentance than this that one amongst you is upon the camel in a waterless desert and there is upon (that camel) his provision of food and drink also and it is lost by him, and he having lost all hope (to get tbat) lies down in the shadow and is disappointed about his camel and there he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of his nosestring and then out of boundless joy says: 0 Lord, Thou art my servant and I am Thine Lord. He commits this mistake out of extreme delight
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than if one of you gets up and he finds his camel missing in a waterless desert (and then he accidentally finds it). This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik through another chain of transmitters
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than if one of you gets up and he finds his camel missing in a waterless desert (and then he accidentally finds it). This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik through another chain of transmitters
Anas reported that a person came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said:Allah's Messenger, I have committed an offence which deserves imposition of haad, so impose it upon me according to the Book of Allah. Thereupon he said: Were you not present with us at the time of prayer? He said: Yes. Thereupon he said: You have been granted pardon
Anas reported that a person was charged with fornication with the slavegirl of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to 'Ali:Go and strike his neck. 'Ali came to him and he found him in a well making his body cool. 'Ali said to him: Come out, and as he took hold of his hand and brought him out, he found that his sexual organ had been cut. Hadrat 'Ali refrained from striking his neck. He came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and said: Allah's Messenger, he has not even the sexual organ with him
Anas b. Malik reported:There was a person amongst us who belonged to the tribe of Bani Najjar and he recited Sura al-Baqarah and Surat Al-i-'Imran and he used to transcribe for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He ran away as a rebel and joined the People of the Book. They gave it much importance and said: He is the person who used to transcribe for Muhammad and they were much pleased with him. Time rolled on that Allah caused his death. They dug the grave and buried him therein, but they found to their surprise that the earth had thrown him out over the surface. They again dug the grave for him and buried him but the earth again threw him out upon the surface. They again dug the grave for him and buried him but the earth again threw him out upon the surface. At last they left him unburied
Anas b. Malik reported that Abu Jahl said:O Allah, if he is true, then shower upon us the volley of stones from the sky or inflict upon us a grievous torment, and it was on this occasion that this verse was revealed:" 'Allah would never torment them so long as you are amongst them. And Allah is not going to torment them as long as they seek forgiveness. And why is it that Allah should not torment them and they prevent people from coming to the sacred mosque...." (viii. 34) to the end
Chain of narrators: Muslim ← Ubeydullah b. Muâz ← babam ← Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj ← Abdülhamîd ← Anas bin Malik
Link 2 from the end of the chain
Anas reported that the people of Mecca demanded from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he should show them (some) signs (miracles) and he showed twice the splitting of the moon. This hadlth has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters
Link 2 from the end of the chain
Anas reported that the people of Mecca demanded from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he should show them (some) signs (miracles) and he showed twice the splitting of the moon. This hadlth has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters
Anas reported that the moon was split up in two parts and in the hadith recorded in Abu Dawud, the words are:" The moon was split up into two parts during the life of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Allah, the Exalted and High, would say to one who shall have to undergo the least torture (on the Day of Resurrection): Would you like to go as ransom if you had all worldly riches; he would say: Yes. Allah would say to him: When you were in the loins of Adam, I demanded from you something easier than this that you should not associate anything with Me. (The narrator says): I think He also said: I would not cause you to enter Hell-Fire but you defied and attributed Divinity (to others besides Me)
Chain of narrators: Muslim ← Ubeydullah b. Muâz ← babam ← Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj ← Abu 'Imran al-Jauni ← Anas bin Malik