OverviewA companion who spent years with Muhammad ﷺ and later taught many people about his life.CategoryCompanionPeriodc. 612 – c. 712 CE
A childhood of serviceAnas was a son of Umm Sulaym from the Najjar clan. He began serving Muhammad ﷺ as a boy in Madinah, gaining close experience of his household and everyday conduct.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Anas ibn Malik
What he transmittedHis hadith reports cover worship, personal behaviour, and events he witnessed. They preserve observations that complement accounts focused on public leadership and military campaigns.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Anas ibn Malik
Teaching in BasraAnas lived for many decades after Muhammad ﷺ and became an important transmitter in Basra. Students of the following generation carried his reports into the wider hadith tradition.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Anas ibn Malik
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Anas ibn MalikSahih Muslim 2309a
