عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
371
Books
56
Teachers
65
Students
82
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ
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 - 371
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
60 (16%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
43 (12%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
43 (12%)Sunan Abi Dawood
41 (11%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
16 (4%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
16 (4%)Sahih Muslim
14 (4%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
13 (4%)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
11 (3%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
9 (2%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
6 (2%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
6 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
5 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
5 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
5 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
5 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
5 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
5 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
4 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
4 (1%)Fawaid Tammam
4 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
3 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
3 (1%)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
3 (1%)Musnad Al Shahab
3 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
3 (1%)Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi
2 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
2 (1%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
2 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
2 (1%)Fawaid Abi Muhammad Al Fakhi
2 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (1%)Al-Muntakhb from Musnad Abd Bin Hamid - vol. Sheikh Mustafa Al-Adawi - Dar Palansia for Publishing and Distribution
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Huraira
1 (0%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
1 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Kitab Al Zohod
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Sahih Bukhari
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%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
1 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - Dr. Mustafa Deeb Al-Bagha is Professor of Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Sharia - University of Damascus - Dar Ibn Katheer, Al-Yamamah - Beirut
1 (0%)Al-Mukhtab from Musnad Abd Ibn Hamid - T. Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Abi Al-Ainin - n Dar Ibn Abbas Library - Mansoura, Arab Republic of Egypt
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - 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%)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