سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
972
Books
115
Teachers
194
Students
213
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ
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 - 972
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
105 (11%)Sunan Ibn Majah
67 (7%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
66 (7%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
66 (7%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
62 (6%)Sahih Muslim
44 (5%)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
29 (3%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
27 (3%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
27 (3%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
27 (3%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
26 (3%)Shuab ul Iman
21 (2%)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
20 (2%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
17 (2%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
16 (2%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
15 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
14 (1%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
13 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
12 (1%)Tareekh Al-Madina
12 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
12 (1%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
11 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
11 (1%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
11 (1%)Kitab Al Shriya
10 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
9 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
8 (1%)Musnad Al Shammean
8 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
7 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
7 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
7 (1%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
7 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
6 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
6 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
6 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
6 (1%)Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo
6 (1%)Al Tahyuriyat
5 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
5 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
5 (1%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
4 (0%)Al-Mawta Al-Imam Malik Narrated by Sweid bin Saeed al-Hadthani
4 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
4 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
4 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
4 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
4 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
3 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
3 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
3 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
3 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
3 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
3 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
3 (0%)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
3 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
3 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm
2 (0%)Masnad Al Royani
2 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
2 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)The Collector of the Explanation of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Mosaad Abdel Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
2 (0%)Musnad e Bazzar
2 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
2 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
2 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
2 (0%)Musnad Abu Bakkar Siddique
2 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
2 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)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 (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%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani, the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes - a team of researchers under the supervision and care of Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Khaled bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy - N
1 (0%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (0%)Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
1 (0%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)In order to seek the additions of Musnad Al-Harith - T. Mosaad Abdul Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Tala'i for Publishing, Distribution and Export
1 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
1 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Objective classification of the history of Baghdad, by Al-Hafiz Abi Bakr Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi - T - N Dar Ibn Al-Jawzi - from the publications of the Noor Al-Islam Network
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
1 (0%)Hadith Siraj
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
1 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
1 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
1 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
1 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
1 (0%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
1 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
1 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Classical Scholar Assessments
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