أَبُو يَحْيَی الْحِمَّانِيُّ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

292

Books

Teachers

Students

101

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبُو يَحْيَی الْحِمَّانِيُّ

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 - 292

Distribution By Collection

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi

47 (16%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

18 (6%)

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

17 (6%)

Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem

14 (5%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro

14 (5%)

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

14 (5%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

13 (4%)

Musnad Abi Awana

9 (3%)

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

8 (3%)

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

8 (3%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

8 (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

6 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

6 (2%)

Kitab Al Shriya

5 (2%)

Shuab ul Iman

5 (2%)

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

4 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

4 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

4 (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

4 (1%)

Kitab Al Muajam

4 (1%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

4 (1%)

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

3 (1%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

3 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

3 (1%)

Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib

3 (1%)

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

3 (1%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

3 (1%)

Musnad e Bazzar

2 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

2 (1%)

Musnad Al Shammean

2 (1%)

The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Asim Al-Shawami Al-Athari - Dar Al-Hijaz Library for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2 (1%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Dua

2 (1%)

Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

2 (1%)

Al Qinaat

1 (0%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

The Book of the Sunnah Abi Asim (And with him Shades of Paradise in Takhreej Al-Sunnah by: Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani) - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - The Islamic Office

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti

1 (0%)

The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut

1 (0%)

Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah

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%)

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

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Sahih Bukhari

1 (0%)

The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books

1 (0%)

Sahih Muslim

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

1 (0%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

1 (0%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Ezma

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim

1 (0%)

Musnad Al Shashi

1 (0%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

1 (0%)

Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool

1 (0%)

Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi

1 (0%)

Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin

1 (0%)

Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library

1 (0%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

1 (0%)

Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia

1 (0%)

Khulq Afeal Al Ebad Al Bukhari

1 (0%)

Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa

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