أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
863
Books
78
Teachers
360
Students
139
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
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 - 863
Distribution By Collection
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
235 (27%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
129 (15%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
71 (8%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
59 (7%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
31 (4%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
19 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
18 (2%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
18 (2%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
16 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
16 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood
16 (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
15 (2%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
14 (2%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
13 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
12 (1%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
12 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
9 (1%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
9 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
9 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
8 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
8 (1%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
7 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
6 (1%)Kitab Al Shriya
5 (1%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
5 (1%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
5 (1%)Tareekh Al-Madina
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 Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
4 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
4 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
3 (0%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
3 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
3 (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
3 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
3 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
3 (0%)Hadith Zohri
3 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
3 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
3 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
3 (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
2 (0%)The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -
2 (0%)Correspondence to Abi Dawood - T. Abdullah bin Musaed Al-Zahrani - Dar Al-Sami'i - Riyadh
2 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
2 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
2 (0%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
2 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
2 (0%)Kitab Al Zohod
2 (0%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
1 (0%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
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%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (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
1 (0%)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 (0%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
1 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (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
1 (0%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
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