مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
593
Books
71
Teachers
57
Students
51
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ،
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 - 593
Distribution By Collection
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
58 (10%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
55 (9%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
54 (9%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
54 (9%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
28 (5%)Sunan Abi Dawood
28 (5%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
27 (5%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
26 (4%)Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo
23 (4%)Sunan Nasai
22 (4%)Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
22 (4%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
14 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
13 (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
11 (2%)Correspondence to Abi Dawood - T. Abdullah bin Musaed Al-Zahrani - Dar Al-Sami'i - Riyadh
10 (2%)Kitab Al Zohod
10 (2%)Musnad Al Shammean
9 (2%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
9 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
9 (2%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
7 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
7 (1%)The Book of the Sunnah Abi Asim (And with him Shades of Paradise in Takhreej Al-Sunnah by: Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani) - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - The Islamic Office
7 (1%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
6 (1%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
6 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
6 (1%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
5 (1%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
3 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
3 (1%)Kitab Al Ezma
3 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
2 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
2 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
2 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
2 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
2 (0%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
2 (0%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
2 (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
2 (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
2 (0%)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
2 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
2 (0%)The Ten Women of Imam Al-Nisa'i - Third Edition - T. Ali bin Nayef Al-Shahoud - N
2 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
1 (0%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ghurbah
1 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
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%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
1 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
1 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
1 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (0%)Ammar Bil-Maroof w Nahi Anil-Munkir Al-Khalal
1 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
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