أَبِي مُوسَی الأَشْعَرِيِّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
1,178
Books
182
Teachers
160
Students
208
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِي مُوسَی الأَشْعَرِيِّ
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 - 1,178
Distribution By Collection
Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
150 (13%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
66 (6%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
39 (3%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
38 (3%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
32 (3%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
30 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
22 (2%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
22 (2%)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
20 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
20 (2%)Sahih Bukhari
20 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
19 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
18 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
17 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
17 (1%)Masnad Al Royani
17 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
16 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
15 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
15 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
14 (1%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
14 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah
14 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
14 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
13 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
13 (1%)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 (1%)Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia
12 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
12 (1%)Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
12 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
11 (1%)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
10 (1%)Sahih Muslim
10 (1%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
10 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
9 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
9 (1%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
9 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
8 (1%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
8 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
8 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
8 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
8 (1%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
7 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
7 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
7 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
7 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
7 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
7 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
7 (1%)The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo
6 (1%)Fawaid Tammam
6 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
6 (1%)Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq
6 (1%)Kitab Al Fittan
6 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
5 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
5 (0%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
5 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
5 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
5 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
5 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
5 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood
5 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
5 (0%)Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih
5 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
4 (0%)Sunan Nasai
4 (0%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
4 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
4 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
4 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
4 (0%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
4 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
4 (0%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
4 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
4 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
3 (0%)Sunan Darmi
3 (0%)Masnad Humaidi
3 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id, which is famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar al-Kilabadhi - Mishkool - T. Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Ahmad Farid al-Mazeidi - Dar al-Kutub al-‘ilmiyyah - Beirut / Lebanon
3 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
3 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
3 (0%)Bulugh Al Maram
3 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
3 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
3 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
3 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
3 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
3 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
3 (0%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
3 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
3 (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
3 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
3 (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
3 (0%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
3 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
3 (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
2 (0%)Al Adab Al Mufrad
2 (0%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
2 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
2 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
2 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
2 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
2 (0%)Kitab Al Aasaar Al Shabani
2 (0%)Al Amwal Ibn Zanjoya
2 (0%)Al Amwal Abu Ubaida
2 (0%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
2 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
2 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
2 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
2 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
2 (0%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
2 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
2 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
2 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
2 (0%)Tareekh Al-Madina
2 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
2 (0%)Sunan al-Darimi (narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, and Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Damascus: Bab al-Barid - 1349 - n.
2 (0%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
2 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
2 (0%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
2 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Ahkam Ibn Wahab
1 (0%)Min Hadith Khithima Bin Suleiman
1 (0%)Ahadith Ismaeel Bin Jafar
1 (0%)Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Istadrakat Al Baes w Al Nushur
1 (0%)Hadith Zohri
1 (0%)Hadith Siraj
1 (0%)Tafseer Min Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor
1 (0%)Musnad Siraj
1 (0%)Mota Malik al-Muhaqiq Muhammad Mustafa al-Adhami
1 (0%)Mota-i-Imam Malik-ul-Haqiq Muhammad Fawad Abd al-Baqi
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
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 Al Shahab
1 (0%)Single Literature as a director - T. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
1 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
1 (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
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
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%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Rad Ala Al Jaheem Al Darmi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (0%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Bar w Al Salah
1 (0%)Al Amali Fi Aasaar Al Sahaba
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
1 (0%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Al-Fitan by Naeem bin Hammad - Prof. Dr. Suhail Zakkar - Dar Al-Fikr
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
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%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Hanifa Al Haskafi
1 (0%)Sunan Al Masoor Al Shafi
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Shafi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi
1 (0%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
1 (0%)Etal Al Qaloob
1 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
1 (0%)The Book of Archeology by Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - T. Khaled Al-Awwad - Dar Al-Nawader
1 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)Single Literature - T. Essam Musa Hadi - Dar Al-Siddiq - Jubail - Saudi Arabia
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Muwatta Malik, narrated by Abu Musab al-Zuhri
1 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
1 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Hadith Ibn Wahab
1 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
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