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· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
1,382
Books
84
Teachers
736
Students
844
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·[ص:149]
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 - 1,382
Distribution By Collection
The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
139 (10%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
139 (10%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
139 (10%)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
81 (6%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
81 (6%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
62 (4%)Kitab Al Shriya
62 (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
55 (4%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
51 (4%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
41 (3%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
40 (3%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
40 (3%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
36 (3%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
27 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
26 (2%)Hadith Siraj
24 (2%)Musnad e Bazzar
23 (2%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
22 (2%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
22 (2%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
18 (1%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
13 (1%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
12 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
10 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
10 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
10 (1%)Masnad Humaidi
10 (1%)Tahdhib Aasaar
10 (1%)Al Badah w Al Nihaya
9 (1%)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
8 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
7 (1%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
7 (1%)Tareekh Al-Madina
7 (1%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
7 (1%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
7 (1%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
6 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
6 (0%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
6 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
6 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
6 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
5 (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
5 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
5 (0%)The Great Dictionary of al-Tabarani, a piece from the twenty-first volume (includes part of the Musnad al-Nu`man ibn Bashir) - compiled by a team of researchers under the supervision and care of: Dr. Saad bin Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Jeraisy - N
4 (0%)Kitab Al Zohod
4 (0%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
4 (0%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi with footnotes (corresponding version) - T. Muhammad bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Turki, in cooperation with the Research Center in Dar Hajar - Dar Hajar for Printing and Publishing - Cairo
4 (0%)Part of reading behind the imam of Al-Bukhari - the text of Professor Fadl Al-Rahman Al-Thawry, reviewed by: Professor Muhammad Atallah Khalif Al-Fawhabani - The Salafi Library
3 (0%)Ahadith Ismaeel Bin Jafar
3 (0%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
3 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
3 (0%)Kitab Al Fittan
3 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Ahkam Ibn Wahab
3 (0%)Sunan Saeed bin Mansour - T. Abu Othman Saeed bin Mansour bin Shuba Al-Khorasani Al-Jawzjani - N Dar Al-Salafiyyah - India
3 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
3 (0%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
2 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
2 (0%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
2 (0%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
2 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi
2 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Monotheism of Ibn Mandah and Knowledge of the Names and Attributes of God Almighty and His Attributes on Agreement and Uniqueness - Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Nasir al-Faqihi, Associate Professor - Library of Science and Governance, Madinah, Dar al-Uloom and al-Hikum, Syria
2 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
2 (0%)Tareekh Daryah
2 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
2 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Hadith Zohri
1 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
1 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Hadith Ibn Wahab
1 (0%)Rad Ala Al Jaheem Al Darmi
1 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Al Qinaat
1 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (0%)Sunan Al Masoor Al Shafi
1 (0%)Mota Malik al-Muhaqiq Muhammad Mustafa al-Adhami
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
1 (0%)Al Aasaar Abu Yousaf
1 (0%)Al-Bayhaqi’s Belief and Guidance to the Path of Righteousness on the Madhhab of the Predecessors and the Companions of Hadith - T. Ahmed Essam Al-Kateb - Dar Al-Afaq Al-Jadidah - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
1 (0%)Adab Ibn Abi Shaibah
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Huraira
1 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
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