Musnad Abdullah ibn Umar
This musnad collects the narrations of the Companion 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (r.a.) (ca. 614–693 CE) — one of the most prolific hadith narrators among the Companions, second only to Abu Hurayrah (r.a.) in total narrations.
1. The Compiler
Compiled by Abu Umayya Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Tarsusi (d. ~295 AH / ~908 CE), a third-century hadith scholar from Tarsus (in present-day Turkey). He is known primarily through this work and a small number of narrations cited in other sources.
2. The Narrator: 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar
- Accepted Islam as a child alongside his father 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (r.a.).
- Spent over 60 years narrating prophetic traditions after the Prophet ﷺ's passing.
- Known for his extraordinary scrupulousness (wara') in following the Sunnah precisely as he observed it — including re-enacting the Prophet ﷺ's specific travel routes and postures.
- His total narrations across all books are estimated at 2,630 hadiths (with repetitions), making this small musnad a focused subset of that larger corpus.
3. Scope
97 hadiths in a single-chapter arrangement, representing a thematically undivided collection of this Companion's direct transmissions from the Prophet ﷺ.