The companions رضي الله عنهم
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه
أنس بن مالك
A companion who served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years and recorded his patience.
He served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years
His standing in the sources
- He served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years and reported that he ﷺ never said 'uff' to him or reproached him for doing something or leaving something undone.
- At Umm Sulaym's رضي الله عنها request, the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him to have wealth and children and for Allah to bless him.
Connected lives
- Zaynab bint Jaḥsh رضي الله عنها
Anas رضي الله عنه reported that Al-Aḥzāb 33:37 was revealed concerning her and Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه.
- Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that, when her son died, she told Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه by comparing their loss to returning a borrowed possession when its owners ask for it.
- Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه
When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
- Anas ibn al-Naḍr رضي الله عنه
The uncle of Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه, who fought and was killed at Uḥud after missing Badr.
- Abū ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ رضي الله عنه
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ called him the trustworthy one of this nation.
Sources and accounts
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Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه
He served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2309aHe served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years and reported that he ﷺ never said 'uff' to him or reproached him for doing something or leaving something undone.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2309aAt Umm Sulaym's رضي الله عنها request, the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him to have wealth and children and for Allah to bless him.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1982Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2309a; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2309a; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1982
Connected accounts
Zaynab bint Jaḥsh رضي الله عنها — Anas رضي الله عنه reported that Al-Aḥzāb 33:37 was revealed concerning her and Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4787Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها — Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that, when her son died, she told Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه by comparing their loss to returning a borrowed possession when its owners ask for it.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2144dAbū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه — When he noticed signs of hunger in the Prophet's ﷺ voice, he asked Umm Sulaym رضي الله عنها for food. She sent barley bread with Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ came with the people, and seventy or eighty men ate their fill from the meal.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3578Anas ibn al-Naḍr رضي الله عنه — The uncle of Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه, who fought and was killed at Uḥud after missing Badr.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2805; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2805; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2805; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2805Abū ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ رضي الله عنه — Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ called him the trustworthy one of this nation.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4382