أَبِيهِ: أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

115

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِيهِ: أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ

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 - 115

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

8 (7%)

Al-Muwata Al-Muhaqiq Dr. Bashar Maruf

7 (6%)

Mota-i-Imam Malik-ul-Haqiq Muhammad Fawad Abd al-Baqi

7 (6%)

Mota Malik al-Muhaqiq Muhammad Mustafa al-Adhami

7 (6%)

Muwatta Malik, narrated by Abu Musab al-Zuhri

7 (6%)

The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo

6 (5%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

6 (5%)

Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut

4 (3%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

4 (3%)

Musannaf Abdul Razzaq

4 (3%)

Musnad Imam Al-Shafi’i (Al-Sindi arrangement) (jurisdictional arrangement of the chapters: Muhammad Abed Al-Sindi) - Arranged on the jurisprudential chapters: Muhammad Abid Al-Sindi - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut - Lebanon

3 (3%)

Musnad Imam al-Shafi’i (Singer’s arrangement) - Arranged by: Sanjar bin Abdullah al-Jawli, Abu Saeed, Alam al-Din (deceased: 745 AH) - by Ghiras Publishing and Distribution Company, Kuwait

3 (3%)

Al Amwal Ibn Zanjoya

3 (3%)

Musnad Imam Shafi

3 (3%)

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

3 (3%)

Kitab Al Shriya

3 (3%)

Al-Mawta Al-Imam Malik Narrated by Sweid bin Saeed al-Hadthani

2 (2%)

Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee

2 (2%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

2 (2%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi

1 (1%)

Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia

1 (1%)

Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari

1 (1%)

Sunan Saeed bin Mansour - T. Abu Othman Saeed bin Mansour bin Shuba Al-Khorasani Al-Jawzjani - N Dar Al-Salafiyyah - India

1 (1%)

In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina

1 (1%)

Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut

1 (1%)

Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila

1 (1%)

Musnad e Bazzar

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

1 (1%)

Musnad Abdul Rehman Bin Aouf

1 (1%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

1 (1%)

Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor

1 (1%)

Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble

1 (1%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Etal Al Qaloob

1 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (1%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

1 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shashi

1 (1%)

Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris

1 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

1 (1%)

Al Jamia Fi Al Hadith Ibn Wahab

1 (1%)

Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq

1 (1%)

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