الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ:

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

282

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ:

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 - 282

Distribution By Collection

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

23 (8%)

Musnad Al Shammean

17 (6%)

The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage

16 (6%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim

16 (6%)

Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid

16 (6%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

13 (5%)

Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

11 (4%)

Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo

10 (4%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

8 (3%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N

8 (3%)

Musnad e Bazzar

6 (2%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

6 (2%)

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

6 (2%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

5 (2%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

5 (2%)

Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

5 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

5 (2%)

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

5 (2%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain

5 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

4 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

4 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

4 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

4 (1%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

4 (1%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

4 (1%)

Sahih Mawared al-Thirsin to Zawa'id Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - Dar al-Sami'i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

4 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library

4 (1%)

Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah

3 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

3 (1%)

Al Sunnah Al Maroozi

3 (1%)

Sunan Nasai

3 (1%)

Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut

3 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

2 (1%)

The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

2 (1%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

2 (1%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai

2 (1%)

Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

1 (0%)

Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam

1 (0%)

Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

1 (0%)

Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah

1 (0%)

Musnad Firdos Bima Masoor Al Khitab

1 (0%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

1 (0%)

Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari

1 (0%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau

1 (0%)

Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation

1 (0%)

Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi

1 (0%)

People of Faith - T. Mukhtar Ahmed Al-Nadawi, owner of the Salafi House in Bombay - India - n Al-Rushd Library for Publishing and Distribution in Riyadh in cooperation with the Salafi House in Bombay, India

1 (0%)

The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut

1 (0%)

Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

1 (0%)

Weak Resources of the Thirsty to the Additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani - Dar Al-Sami’i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1 (0%)

The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr

1 (0%)

Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

1 (0%)

The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library

1 (0%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (0%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (0%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

1 (0%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

1 (0%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (0%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi

1 (0%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim

1 (0%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

1 (0%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

1 (0%)

Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar

1 (0%)

Muajam Ibn Askar

1 (0%)

Musnad Siraj

1 (0%)

Hadith Siraj

1 (0%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

1 (0%)

Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad

1 (0%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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