Hadith Narrators By number of narrations

2970 narrators appear in the chains of Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim; 2356 of them are persons identified through rijal sources.

The default order follows the number of hadiths the narrator is the first transmitter of (usually a Companion); the "chain" column counts the hadiths in whose chain he appears as any link. Short spellings whose identity could not be established (e.g. "Sufyan": no evidence to tell al-Thawri from Ibn Uyayna) are listed as separate, marked rows. Click a narrator for his biography and all his hadiths.

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#	Narrator	Source	Chain	Died	Generation (tabaqa)
1	Abu HurairahAbdurrahman b. Sahr	2213al-Bukhari 1066·Muslim 1147	2252al-Bukhari 1078·Muslim 1174	58 AH	Eminent Companion
2	'Aisha bint Abi BakrÂişe bint Ebû Bekir es-Sıddîk	1333al-Bukhari 760·Muslim 573	1432al-Bukhari 815·Muslim 617	58 AH	Mother of the Believers (wife of the Prophet)
3	Anas bin MalikEnes b. Mâlik b. en-Nadr b. Damdam b. Zeyd b. Harâm b. Cündeb b. Âmir…	1239al-Bukhari 723·Muslim 516	1387al-Bukhari 798·Muslim 589	93 AH	Well-known Companion
4	ibn UmarAbdullah b. Ömer b. Hattâb	1191al-Bukhari 636·Muslim 555	1326al-Bukhari 710·Muslim 616	73 AH	–
5	ibn AbbasAbdullah b. Abbâs b. Abdülmuttalib	915al-Bukhari 596·Muslim 319	1066al-Bukhari 686·Muslim 380	68 AH	Companion
6	Jabir bin 'AbdullahCâbir b. Abdullah b. Amr b. Harâm b. Sa'lebe b. Ka'b b. Ganm b. Ka'b …	712al-Bukhari 281·Muslim 431	763al-Bukhari 289·Muslim 474	78 AH	Companion
7	Ebû Saîd el-HudrîSa'd b. Mâlik b. Sinân b. Ubeyd b. Sa'lebe b. Ubeyd…	399al-Bukhari 188·Muslim 211	419al-Bukhari 195·Muslim 224	74 AH	He and his father were Companions
8	ibn Mas'udAbdullah b. Mes'ûd b. Gâfil b. Habîb b. Şemh b. Mahzûm	357al-Bukhari 221·Muslim 136	365al-Bukhari 222·Muslim 143	32 AH	One of the earliest Muslims, one of the leading scholars among the Companions
9	Ebû Mûsâ (el-Eş'arî)Abdullah b. Kays b. Süleym…	222al-Bukhari 127·Muslim 95	230al-Bukhari 133·Muslim 97	42 AH	Well-known Companion
10	al-Bara' bin Azib bin al-HarithBerâ b. Âzib b. el-Hâris b. Adî b. Mecdea b. Hârise b. el-Hâris b. el…	196al-Bukhari 133·Muslim 63	207al-Bukhari 136·Muslim 71	72 AH	Companion
11	'Umar ibn al-KhattabÖmer b. Hattâb b. Nüfeyl b. Abdüluzzâ b. Riyâh b. Abdullah b. Kurt b.…	176al-Bukhari 101·Muslim 75	191al-Bukhari 110·Muslim 81	23 AH	Companion
12	Ali b. Ebû TâlibAli b. Ebû Tâlib (Abdümenâf) b. Abdülmuttalib b. Hâşim b. Abdümenâf	160al-Bukhari 76·Muslim 84	172al-Bukhari 82·Muslim 90	40 AH	One of the Ten Promised Paradise
13	Sahl bin Sa'd bin MalikSehl b. Sa'd b. Mâlik b. Hâlid b. Sa'lebe b. Hârise b. Amr b. el-Hazr…	159al-Bukhari 112·Muslim 47	170al-Bukhari 121·Muslim 49	91 AH	He and his father were Companions
14	'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'AasAbdullah b. Amr b. el-Âs b. Vâil b. Hâşim b. Saîd b. Sa'd b. Sehm b. …	156al-Bukhari 80·Muslim 76	164al-Bukhari 84·Muslim 80	65 AH	One of the earliest Muslims, One of the prolific narrators, One of the Abadila (the four Abdullahs)
15	Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasSa'd b. Ebû Vakkâs	100al-Bukhari 51·Muslim 49	110al-Bukhari 51·Muslim 59	55 AH	One of the Ten Promised Paradise, the first to shoot an arrow in the path of God
16	Ebû ZerEbû Zer	92al-Bukhari 33·Muslim 59	93al-Bukhari 33·Muslim 60	32 AH	Companion
17	al-ZuhriMuhammed b. Müslim b. Ubeydullah b. Abdullah b. Şihâb b. Abdullah b. …	91al-Bukhari 19·Muslim 72	2121al-Bukhari 1282·Muslim 839	124 AH	Leading figures of generation 4
18	Ümmü SelemeHind bint Ebû Ümeyye (Huzeyfe)	84al-Bukhari 46·Muslim 38	87al-Bukhari 48·Muslim 39	62 AH	Mother of the Believers (wife of the Prophet)
19	Hudhayfah ibn al-YamanHuzeyfe b. el-Yemân	74al-Bukhari 37·Muslim 37	82al-Bukhari 41·Muslim 41	36 AH	Companion
20	Abu Qatada ibn Rab'iEbû Katâde (el-Hâris) b. Rib'î…	73al-Bukhari 41·Muslim 32	74al-Bukhari 41·Muslim 33	54 AH	Took part in Uhud
21	Asma' bint Abi BakrEsmâ bint Ebû Bekir	72al-Bukhari 42·Muslim 30	74al-Bukhari 44·Muslim 30	73 AH	One of the senior Companions
22	Usamah ibn ZaydÜsâme b. Zeyd b. Hârise b. Şerâhîl	72al-Bukhari 43·Muslim 29	72al-Bukhari 43·Muslim 29	58 AH	Companion
23	Salma ibn al-AkwaSeleme b. Amr b. el-Ekva'	68al-Bukhari 40·Muslim 28	71al-Bukhari 40·Muslim 31	74 AH	Companion
24	Sulaiman al-A'mashSüleymân b. Mihrân	65al-Bukhari 6·Muslim 59	845al-Bukhari 379·Muslim 466	147 AH	Generation 5
25	Zayd bin Khalid al-JuhniZeyd b. Hâlid	65al-Bukhari 47·Muslim 18	73al-Bukhari 51·Muslim 22	68 AH	Well-known Companion
26	Ebû Mes'ûdUkbe b. Amr b. Sa'lebe…	64al-Bukhari 39·Muslim 25	65al-Bukhari 39·Muslim 26	42 AH	Eminent Companion
27	'Imran bin Husainİmrân b. Husayn b. Ubeyd b. Halef b. Abd Nühm b. Sâlim…	62al-Bukhari 29·Muslim 33	64al-Bukhari 29·Muslim 35	52 AH
28	Jryr bin 'Abdullah ShykhCerîr b. Abdullah b. Câbir	61al-Bukhari 32·Muslim 29	64al-Bukhari 32·Muslim 32	51 AH	Well-known Companion
29	'Urwa ibn al-ZubayrUrve b. Zübeyr b. el-Avvâm b. Huveylid b. Esed b. Abdüluzzâ b. Kusay	60al-Bukhari 43·Muslim 17	918al-Bukhari 573·Muslim 345	94 AH	Generation 3
30	'Abdullah bin Abi AwfaAbdullah b. Ebû Evfâ (Alkame) b. Hâlid b. el-Hâris b. Ebû Useyd b. Ri…	56al-Bukhari 36·Muslim 20	56al-Bukhari 36·Muslim 20	86 AH	Companion
31	al-Mughira ibn Shu'baMugîre b. Şu'be b. Ebû Âmir b. Mes'ûd b. Muattib b. Mâlik b. Ka'b b. …	53al-Bukhari 24·Muslim 29	62al-Bukhari 32·Muslim 30	50 AH	Well-known Companion
32	Shu'bah bin al-HajjajŞu'be b. el-Haccâc b. el-Verd	52al-Bukhari 2·Muslim 50	1512al-Bukhari 783·Muslim 729	160 AH	Generation 7
33	Jabir bin SamraCâbir b. Semüre b. Cünâde	50al-Bukhari 7·Muslim 43	57al-Bukhari 8·Muslim 49	74 AH	Companion
34	al-Miswar bin Makhrama bin Nawfalel-Misver b. Mahreme b. Nevfel b. Üheyb b. Abdümenâf b. Zühre b. Kilâ…	49al-Bukhari 43·Muslim 6	64al-Bukhari 52·Muslim 12	64 AH	He and his father were Companions
35	Adî b. HâtimAdî b. Hâtim b. Abdullah b. Sa'd…	49al-Bukhari 25·Muslim 24	49al-Bukhari 25·Muslim 24	67 AH	–
36	Umm 'Ammarah NasaybahNesîbe bint Ka'b	45al-Bukhari 25·Muslim 20	46al-Bukhari 25·Muslim 21	70 AH	Female Companion
37	Râfi' b. HadîcRâfi' b. Hadîc b. Râfi' b. Adî b. Tezîd b. Cüşem b. Hârise b. el-Hâri…	44al-Bukhari 17·Muslim 27	53al-Bukhari 24·Muslim 29	73 AH	Eminent Companion
38	Abu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanEbû Seleme b. Abdurrahman b. Avf b. Abd Avf b. el-Hâris b. Zühre b. K…	42al-Bukhari 15·Muslim 27	528al-Bukhari 276·Muslim 252	94 AH	Generation 3
39	'Uqba bin 'Amir al-JuhayniUkbe b. Âmir b. Abs b. Amr b. Adî b. Amr b. Rifâa…	42al-Bukhari 18·Muslim 24	42al-Bukhari 18·Muslim 24	58 AH	Well-known Companion
40	al-Nu'man bin Bashir ibn Sa'den-Nu'mân b. Beşîr b. Sa'd b. Sa'lebe b. el-Cülâs	40al-Bukhari 13·Muslim 27	41al-Bukhari 13·Muslim 28	64 AH	He and his parents were Companions
41	Jundab bin 'Abdullah al-BajliCündeb b. Abdullah b. Süfyân	40al-Bukhari 18·Muslim 22	40al-Bukhari 18·Muslim 22	70 AH	Companion
42	'Ubada bin As-SamitUbâde b. es-Sâmit b. Kays b. Asram b. Fihr b. Kays b. Sa'lebe b. Ganm…	40al-Bukhari 22·Muslim 18	40al-Bukhari 22·Muslim 18	34 AH	Took part in Badr
43	Ebû BekreNüfey' b. el-Hâris…	39al-Bukhari 33·Muslim 6	39al-Bukhari 33·Muslim 6	52 AH	Companion
44	Katâde b. DiâmeKatâde b. Diâme b. Katâde…	38al-Bukhari 12·Muslim 26	620al-Bukhari 275·Muslim 345	117 AH	Generation 4
45	Nafie'Nâfi' b. Hemmâm	37al-Bukhari 23·Muslim 14	829al-Bukhari 436·Muslim 393	117 AH	Generation 3
46	Zayd ibn ThabitZeyd b. Sâbit b. ed-Dahhâk b. Zeyd b. Levzân b. Amr b. Abd Avf b. Gan…	36al-Bukhari 23·Muslim 13	38al-Bukhari 24·Muslim 14	45 AH	Well-known Companion
47	'Abdullah bin Zayd MazniAbdullah b. Zeyd b. Âsım b. Ka'b b. Amr b. Avf b. Mebzûl b. Amr b. Ga…	36al-Bukhari 23·Muslim 13	37al-Bukhari 23·Muslim 14	63 AH	Companion
48	Abdullah unidentified	35al-Bukhari 3·Muslim 32	57al-Bukhari 19·Muslim 38	–	–
49	Sa'id bin JubayrSaîd b. Cübeyr b. Hişâm	34al-Bukhari 25·Muslim 9	231al-Bukhari 147·Muslim 84	95 AH	Generation 3
50	Sufyan bin 'UyaynahSüfyân b. Uyeyne b. Ebû İmrân (Meymûn)	32al-Bukhari 5·Muslim 27	1277al-Bukhari 675·Muslim 602	197 AH	Leading figures of generation 8

Narrator names are parsed automatically from the isnad; identity and biographical details are matched from rijal sources (Itqan narrator profiles, muslimscholars.info). Unmatched spellings may remain as separate records.