# Isa ibn Talha
**Isa ibn Talha** (عيسى بن طلحة بن عبيد الله; Abu Muhammad al-Qurashi al-Taymi al-Madani) was a Medinan hadith transmitter of the senior third generation of Islam, the son of the Companion Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, and one of the brothers, the sons of Talha.[1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553) • [2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460) • [3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar) He died around 100 AH, with sources divided between the year 100 and the caliphate of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.[1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553) • [2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460) • [3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Identity | Isa ibn Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Uthman ibn Amr ibn Ka'b ibn Sa'd ibn Taym ibn Murra, of the Taym clan of Quraysh; kunya Abu Muhammad (household also used Abu Isa)[1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553) • [2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460) |
| Teachers | 16 recorded, including his father Talha, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Abu Hurayra, Aisha, Abdullah ibn Amr, Mu'awiya, Uthman, and Umar ibn al-Khattab[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) |
| Students | 13 recorded, headed by al-Zuhri, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (or Ishaq) al-Taymi, Talha ibn Yahya, and Ishaq ibn Yahya[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) • [2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460) |
| Critical grade | Ibn Hajar: thiqa fadil (trustworthy, excellent); Ibn Ma'in, al-Nasa'i, and al-Ajli: thiqa; Ibn Sa'd: thiqa kathir al-hadith[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) • [3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar) |
| Death date | Year 100 AH (Ibn Manjawayh, Ibn Hajar) versus during the caliphate of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, 99–101 AH (Ibn Sa'd, Khalifa ibn Khayyat); unresolved[3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar) • [1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553) |
| Presence in collections | Database counts, flagged unconfirmed: 9 in Sahih al-Bukhari, 8 in Sahih Muslim, 2 in Sunan Abi Da'ud, 7 in Jami' al-Tirmidhi, 5 in Sunan an-Nasa'i, 6 in Sunan Ibn Majah; 6,313 chain entries in Tahdhib al-Kamal[3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar) |
## Family background
Isa belonged to the Taym clan of Quraysh through his father, [Talha ibn Ubayd Allah](https://www.edgepedia.org/talha-ibn-ubayd-allah). Ibn Sa'd records his mother as Sa'da (Su'ada) bint Awf ibn Kharija al-Muri.[1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553) [Al-Dhahabi](https://www.edgepedia.org/al-dhahabi) identifies him simply as "one of the brothers," the sons of Talha.[2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460)
The databases record his paternal brother Yahya ibn Talha and his maternal half-brother al-Mughira ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham.[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) Ibn Sa'd lists Isa's own sons: Yahya, by Aisha bint Jarir al-Bajali; Muhammad, by Umm Habib bint Asma of Banu Fazara; and Isa, by Umm Isa bint Iyad of Banu Asad.[1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553) Muhammad ibn Umar reported that people of his household used the kunya Abu Isa for him.[1](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553)
## As a hadith transmitter
Al-Dhahabi records that Isa narrated from his father, Mu'awiya, Abu Hurayra, and Abdullah ibn Amr, "and a group."[2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460) The hdith.com database expands the teacher list to sixteen, adding Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Aisha, Uthman, and Umar ibn al-Khattab.[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997)
His students carried his material into the canonical collections. Al-Zuhri headed the list; with him the material passed through Imam Malik and on to al-Bukhari. One displayed chain runs al-Bukhari ← Isma'il ibn Abdullah ← Imam Malik ← al-Zuhri ← Isa ibn Talha ← [Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As](https://www.edgepedia.org/abdullah-ibn-amr-ibn-al-as), with a parallel chain via Muhammad ibn Ibrahim back to Isa from [Abu Hurayra](https://www.edgepedia.org/abu-hurayra).[5](https://www.kuranoloji.com/en/hadith/ravi/7108/)
Two sample texts show the range of his material. In [Sahih al-Bukhari](https://www.edgepedia.org/sahih-al-bukhari) (Hadith 612) he narrated that he heard Mu'awiya repeating the words of the adhan up to "and I testify that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger."[5](https://www.kuranoloji.com/en/hadith/ravi/7108/) From Abdullah ibn Amr he transmitted a longer report in which the Prophet, standing at Mina during the hajj and questioned by the people, ruled leniently on ritual slaughter and archery, saying "Slaughter, and no harm."[6](https://hadithtransmitters.hawramani.com/%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%89-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%87/)
## Hadith criticism and standing
The critics graded him consistently upward. Ibn Sa'd called him thiqa kathir al-hadith, trustworthy and prolific in hadith. Ibn Ma'in, al-Nasa'i, and al-Ajli each said thiqa. [Ibn Hibban](https://www.edgepedia.org/ibn-hibban) included him in his biographical dictionary al-Thiqat, and Ibn Hajar's Taqrib (entry 5300) grades him thiqa fadil, of the senior third generation, dying in the year 100.[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) • [3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar)
Alongside the praise, the critics recorded structural qualifications. The databases list tadlis (concealing the immediate source), ikhtilat (confusion of memory in old age), and irsal (omitting a link) as classifications drawn from the critics' remarks about him. A note in the Tahdhib also records a disputed transmission from Mu'adh ibn Jabal, on the view that Isa did not meet him.[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997)
## Character and reputation
The classical portraits emphasize forbearance, intelligence, and generosity. Al-Dhahabi describes him as "among the forbearing nobles and the trustworthy scholars" and records that he visited (delegated to) Mu'awiya.[2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460) The compilations also preserve the phrasing "among the forbearing of Quraysh and their intelligent men."[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) Ibn Hibban went further: he was "among the most excellent, most intelligent, and most generous of the people of Medina."[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997)
Al-Dhahabi preserves one anecdote, via Ayyub ibn Abaya from Sulayman ibn Mihran: a man entered upon Isa, and Isa recited verses to him, whereupon the visitor strutted joyfully to the door of the Hujra.[2](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460)
## By the numbers
The quantitative picture depends on the denominator. The hdith.com database records 204 hadiths in his name and 6,313 chain entries referencing him in Tahdhib al-Kamal, a measure of how often his name appears in isnad literature rather than of texts he uniquely carries.[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997) • [3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar) The per-collection counts in the aggregators, which the databases themselves flag as unconfirmed, total 37 across the six canonical books: 9 in Sahih al-Bukhari, 8 in [Sahih Muslim](https://www.edgepedia.org/sahih-muslim), 2 in Sunan Abi Da'ud, 7 in Jami' al-Tirmidhi, 5 in Sunan an-Nasa'i, and 6 in Sunan Ibn Majah.[3](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar) The network counts, 16 teachers and 13 students, are database-derived tallies of recorded transmission relationships.[4](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997)
## References
1. [Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, entry 697: Isa ibn Talha ibn Ubayd Allah](https://mail.shamela.ws/book/1686/1553)
2. [Al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, entry: Isa ibn Talha ibn Ubayd Allah](https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/22669/2460)
3. [MuslimScholars.info entry 10573: Isa bin Talha bin 'Ubaidullah](https://muslimscholars.info/manage.php?ID=10573&submit=scholar)
4. [hdith.com Rawi encyclopedia entry: Isa ibn Talha ibn Ubayd Allah](https://hdith.com/encyclopedia/rawi/p-4997)
5. [Kuranoloji narrator page: Isa bin Talha bin 'Ubaidullah](https://www.kuranoloji.com/en/hadith/ravi/7108/)
6. [The Hadith Transmitters Encyclopedia: عيسى بن طلحة بن عبيد الله](https://hadithtransmitters.hawramani.com/%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%89-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%87/)
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