أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

212

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ

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 - 212

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

19 (9%)

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

12 (6%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

9 (4%)

Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut

8 (4%)

Sahih Muslim

8 (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

8 (4%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

6 (3%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla

5 (2%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

5 (2%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

5 (2%)

Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari

4 (2%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

4 (2%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

4 (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

4 (2%)

Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq

4 (2%)

Musnad Siraj

3 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

3 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library

3 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari

3 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut

3 (1%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

3 (1%)

Sahih Bukhari

3 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

3 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

3 (1%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

3 (1%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

3 (1%)

Al Aadab Al Baihaqee

3 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

3 (1%)

Muajam Ibn Askar

3 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

2 (1%)

Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia

2 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana

2 (1%)

The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation

2 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation

2 (1%)

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 (1%)

Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood

2 (1%)

Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

2 (1%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

2 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

2 (1%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

2 (1%)

Hadith Siraj

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 Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

1 (0%)

Sunan Nasai

1 (0%)

Musannaf Abdul Razzaq

1 (0%)

Musnad e Bazzar

1 (0%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

1 (0%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

1 (0%)

Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid

1 (0%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

1 (0%)

Masnad Humaidi

1 (0%)

Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

1 (0%)

Isbat Azab Al Qabar

1 (0%)

Al Asma w Al Sifaat

1 (0%)

Fazail Al Oqat

1 (0%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

1 (0%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (0%)

Al Eman Ibn Minda

1 (0%)

Al Bar w Al Salah

1 (0%)

Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)

1 (0%)

Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih

1 (0%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

1 (0%)

Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam

1 (0%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

1 (0%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani

1 (0%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau

1 (0%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo

1 (0%)

Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo

1 (0%)

Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

1 (0%)

The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr

1 (0%)

Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut

1 (0%)

Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh

1 (0%)

The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut

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%)

Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

1 (0%)

Proof of the Torment of the Grave and the Question of the Two Angels by Al-Bayhaqi - T. Al-Maktab Al-Salafi for Heritage Investigation - N. Islamic Heritage Library - Cairo

1 (0%)

The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo

1 (0%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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