عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَ مَعْمَرٌ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
702
Books
32
Teachers
94
Students
108
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَ مَعْمَرٌ،
Known As (يُعرف بـ) ·
Kunya (الكنية) ·
Nasab (النسب)
Status / Rank (الرتبة) Sahabi (Companion) · Thiqah Thabt
Born ~ BH (~602 CE) ·
Embraced Islam 7 AH (after the Battle of Khaybar)
Died AH (679 CE) ·
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ —
Biography
"O Allah, fill him with knowledge."
The Prophet ﷺ supplicated for Abu Hurayrah after he complained of forgetting hadith. From that day, Abu Hurayrah said: "I never forgot a hadith after that."
— Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim (multiple chains)This well-attested narration is cited by classical scholars as the divinely-given basis for Abu Hurayrah's extraordinary memory.
Reliability Assessment
صحابي جليل
Distinguished Companion of the Prophet ﷺ — unconditionally trustworthy
Abu Hurayrah is one of the seven most prolific narrators of Hadith. Because of the sheer volume of his narrations — exceeding five thousand — his case received particular attention from classical Hadith critics. The early scholars established his reliability through multiple lines of evidence: his close companionship of the Prophet ﷺ for three years of devoted study, the consistent agreement of his narrations with those of other Sahaba, the prayers of the Prophet ﷺ for his memory (preserved in authentic chains), and the testimony of his contemporaries.
All Hadiths Narrated - 702
Distribution By Collection
The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
219 (31%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
213 (30%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
47 (7%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
47 (7%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
45 (6%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
34 (5%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
20 (3%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
12 (2%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
7 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
7 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
6 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
6 (1%)Al Sunnah Al Maroozi
5 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
5 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
3 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
3 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
3 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
2 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Sunan Al-Daraqutni - Checked it out, corrected its text, and commented on it: Shuaib Al-Arnaout, Hassan Abdel-Moneim Shalabi, Abdel-Latif Harzallah, Ahmed Barhoum - from the Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut - Lebanon
2 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
2 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)Sunan al-Nisa'i al-Kubra for al-Nisa'i - d. Abd al-Ghaffar Suleiman al-Bandari, Syed Kasravi Hassan - Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Qatuf Al Dania Al Darmi
1 (0%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
1 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (0%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Classical Scholar Assessments
Engaging with Skepticism مناقشة الشبهات
A small number of voices — both early and modern — have raised questions about the volume of Abu Hurayrah's narrations. Classical and modern scholars have addressed these systematically. We summarise the key responses here.
Position of the Major Legal Schools
Sunni (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali)
Shi'a (Ja'fari)
Ibadi