Anas ibn Malik (RA)
أنس بن مالك
Served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years from childhood and lived to be one of the last companions, narrating over two thousand hadith.
Biography
Anas's mother Umm Sulaym presented him to serve the Prophet ﷺ; Anas said that in ten years the Prophet ﷺ never said 'uff' to him (Sahih Bukhari). The Prophet ﷺ prayed for his wealth, children and long life (Sahih Bukhari).
He settled in Basra and died around 93 AH. He narrated the Sahih Bukhari report of al-Husayn's head being brought before Ibn Ziyad.
Sources & explanation
۞ Qur'an
No specific verses cited for this node.
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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Sahih al-Bukhari 6038 Sahih
Anas served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years and he never once said 'uff' to him.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1982 Sahih
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for Anas's wealth and children at Umm Sulaym's request.
💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari reports.
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Further references
- Sahih Bukhari ('never said uff')
- Sahih Bukhari (prayer for Anas)
Connections
Comes from
- Umm Sulaym bint Milhan (RA) mother of — Son
Linked with
- al-Husayn ibn Ali (RA) related — Witnessed the head of al-Husayn before Ibn Ziyad (Bukhari)
- Abu Talhah al-Ansari (Zayd ibn Sahl) (RA) family — Stepson
- Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad related — Anas rebuked him over al-Husayn's head (Bukhari)