LessonsRāwī and Ruwāt: Hadith NarratorsQuiz

In this same Hadith, Alqama ibn Waqqas1 heard Umar and reported it.

• Umar heard the Prophet ﷺ.
• Alqama heard Umar.

Alqama is also a narrator. He heard this Hadith from Umar, not directly from the Prophet ﷺ.

This is one part of the sanad of this Hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari. (Sahih al-Bukhari: 1)

1. Ibn (بن): In an Arabic name, it means “son of”; Alqama ibn Waqqas means Alqama, son of Waqqas.

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Rāwī and Ruwāt: Hadith Narrators

In this same Hadith, Alqama ibn Waqqas1 heard Umar and reported it.

• Umar heard the Prophet ﷺ.
• Alqama heard Umar.

Alqama is also a narrator. He heard this Hadith from Umar, not directly from the Prophet ﷺ.

This is one part of the sanad of this Hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari. (Sahih al-Bukhari: 1)

1. Ibn (بن): In an Arabic name, it means “son of”; Alqama ibn Waqqas means Alqama, son of Waqqas.