from his father—had himself included reports from him in his Sahih, citing them as evidence. I found there two hadiths which he recorded in the Book of Military Expeditions. The first, (8/66/4350), is through Ali ibn Suwayd, from Abd Allah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent Ali to Khalid to collect the fifth due from the spoils...” Ahmad also recorded it (5/350) through another route from Abd Allah ibn Buraydah, who said: “My father Buraydah narrated to me.” Thus, he explicitly stated that he heard from his father; and there are many such instances from him, as will follow. The chain of this report is good.

The other is (8/153/4473), through Kuhaymish, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: “He participated in sixteen military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” Muslim also recorded it (5/200) through this route. He then narrated it through Husayn ibn Waqid, from Abd Allah ibn Buraydah, with similar wording. Al-Bayhaqi recorded it through this route in Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (5/459), explicitly stating that Ibn Buraydah narrated directly from his father.

Now that you know this, al-Hafiz’s statement in the Introduction to Fath al-Bari (413), that Abd Allah ibn Buraydah has only one hadith in al-Bukhari narrated from his father—and that Muslim also recorded it—is an oversight regarding the first hadith. I have just cited it by volume, page, and number from his commentary—the Salafi edition.

The second fact is that Imam Muslim authenticated a number of Abd Allah ibn Buraydah’s hadiths from his father, on various subjects in the chapters of jurisprudence, and included them in his Sahih. Whoever wishes may consult them with the aid of al-Mizzi’s work, Tuhfat al-Ashraf. Their numbers are: (1947, 1963, 1980, 1989, 1999, and 2001).