عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْأَسَدِيِّ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْأَسَدِيِّ

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 - 57

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

3 (5%)

Kitab Al Dua

3 (5%)

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

3 (5%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

2 (4%)

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

2 (4%)

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

2 (4%)

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

2 (4%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

2 (4%)

Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi

2 (4%)

Sahih Muslim

2 (4%)

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

2 (4%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

2 (4%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (2%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (2%)

Kitab Al Shriya

1 (2%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

1 (2%)

Al Tahyuriyat

1 (2%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

1 (2%)

Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi

1 (2%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

1 (2%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

1 (2%)

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

1 (2%)

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

1 (2%)

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

1 (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

1 (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

1 (2%)

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

1 (2%)

The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut

1 (2%)

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

1 (2%)

Minutes of alerting and defining what is in the “chosen hadiths” of errors and corrections - T - N

1 (2%)

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

1 (2%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

1 (2%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

1 (2%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

1 (2%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

1 (2%)

Musannaf Abdul Razzaq

1 (2%)

Musnad e Bazzar

1 (2%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (2%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

1 (2%)

Al Asma w Al Sifaat

1 (2%)

Muajam Ibn Askar

1 (2%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai

1 (2%)

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