عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهَا

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

217

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهَا

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 - 217

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

38 (18%)

Mota Malik al-Muhaqiq Muhammad Mustafa al-Adhami

19 (9%)

Muwatta Malik, narrated by Abu Musab al-Zuhri

17 (8%)

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

13 (6%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

9 (4%)

Sahih Muslim

8 (4%)

Al Jamia Fi Al Ahkam Ibn Wahab

8 (4%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

6 (3%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

6 (3%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

6 (3%)

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

5 (2%)

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

5 (2%)

Musnad Abi Awana

5 (2%)

Sahih Bukhari

5 (2%)

Sunan Al Masoor Al Shafi

4 (2%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

4 (2%)

Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari

3 (1%)

Musnad Imam Shafi

3 (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

3 (1%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

3 (1%)

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

3 (1%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

3 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari

3 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Abbreviated Sahih Al-Bukhari - T. Ali bin Nayef Al-Shahoud - N

1 (0%)

Sunan Nasai

1 (0%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

1 (0%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

1 (0%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

1 (0%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

1 (0%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

1 (0%)

Fazail Al Oqat

1 (0%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

1 (0%)

Fawaid Tammam

1 (0%)

Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam

1 (0%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

1 (0%)

Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi

1 (0%)

Al Jamia Fi Al Hadith Ibn Wahab

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

1 (0%)

Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah

1 (0%)

Abbreviated Sahih Al-Imam Al-Bukhari - T. Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani - Al-Ma'arif Library for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh

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%)

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

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

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