Anas ibn Malik
أَنَس بْن مَالِكAnas ibn Mālik
Companion · Narrator of Hadith
Biography
Anas ibn Mālik of the Ansar served the Prophet ﷺ as a boy in Madinah and became one of the most prolific narrators of hadith. Among his narrations, recorded in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, is the account of the opening of the Prophet's ﷺ chest, of which he said he could still see the trace of the seam upon the Prophet's ﷺ chest.
Significance
A devoted companion and one of the foremost narrators of hadith from the Prophet ﷺ.
Stories
The Splitting of the Chest
It was during his years among the Banū Saʿd, when the Prophet ﷺ was about four years old, that his chest was opened. Anas ibn Mālik narrates the accou…
Read the full story →The Mu'akhah: The Prophet's Institution of Brotherhood Pairings
early islamOne of the first acts of the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah, even before the Masjid al-Nabawī was built, was the institution of **al-Muʾākhah** (المُؤَاخَاة): t…
Read the full story →The Massacre at Bi'r Ma'unah
battleShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: ABU AL-BARA'S OFFER Abū al-Barāʾ ʿĀmir ibn Mālik, a respected chieftain of Najd, the vast Bedouin region north of the Ḥ…
Read the full story →The Marriage of Zaynab bint Jahsh: A Nikah from Above the Seven Heavens
historicalShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: **THE MOST SENSITIVE STORY IN THE SĪRAH** The marriage of Zaynab bint Jaḥsh is a topic the shaykh admits to having post…
Read the full story →Immediate Answer to His Duʿāʾ: The Rain and the Mother of Abū Hurayrah
historicalShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: The eighth category is duʿāʾ answered on the spot, he makes the supplication and its effect is seen at once. **The rain…
Read the full story →The Death of Ibrahim, the Son of the Prophet ﷺ
historicalShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: Māriyah bore the Prophet ﷺ a son, and he came to the masjid beaming, the Companions saw him smiling, and said: a boy was…
Read the full story →The last days and the final sermon
historicalShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: Perhaps on the Saturday, he gathered a little strength and went out at Dhuhr for what would be his last prayer in congre…
Read the full story →The burial, and the grief of Medina
historicalShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: So many elegies were written, *rithāʾ*, the poetry of mourning and praise for the departed, by Ḥassān ibn Thābit, poet o…
Read the full story →Historical context
The Prophet's ﷺ Grief in Medina
historical noteShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: **LIVE NEWS FROM 700 KILOMETERS AWAY** While the battle unfolded at Mu'tah, the Prophet ﷺ described it to the gathered…
Read the historical context →Miracles of Food and Water: The Fingers, the Feast, the Overflowing Udders
historical noteShaykh Yasir Qadhi explains: The third category, miracles of food and water, is perhaps the largest by sheer number of narrations, and much of it we…
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