حَارِثَةَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

121

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Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·حَارِثَةَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ

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 - 121

Distribution By Collection

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

12 (10%)

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

11 (9%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

10 (8%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

6 (5%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - Dr. Mustafa Deeb Al-Bagha is Professor of Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Sharia - University of Damascus - Dar Ibn Katheer, Al-Yamamah - Beirut

5 (4%)

Sahih Bukhari

5 (4%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

5 (4%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

3 (2%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

3 (2%)

Musnad Abd Bin Hameed

3 (2%)

Shuab ul Iman

3 (2%)

Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

2 (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

2 (2%)

Musnad Siraj

2 (2%)

Hadith Siraj

2 (2%)

Al-Musnad Al-Sahih Muslim, summarized by the transfer of justice from justice to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, Sahih Muslim - A group of investigators - Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut

2 (2%)

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

2 (2%)

Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi

2 (2%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

2 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

2 (2%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

2 (2%)

Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

2 (2%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

2 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

2 (2%)

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

2 (2%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

2 (2%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla

1 (1%)

Sahih Muslim

1 (1%)

Sunan Nasai

1 (1%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

1 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

1 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

1 (1%)

Musnad e Bazzar

1 (1%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

1 (1%)

Sifatul Jannah

1 (1%)

Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi

1 (1%)

Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih

1 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

1 (1%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

1 (1%)

Musnad Firdos Bima Masoor Al Khitab

1 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari

1 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari

1 (1%)

Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia

1 (1%)

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

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%)

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

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library

1 (1%)

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

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