أَبُو يَعْلَى
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
4,343
Books
79
Teachers
454
Students
208
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبُو يَعْلَى
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 - 4,343
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
635 (15%)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
603 (14%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
601 (14%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
549 (13%)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
281 (6%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
281 (6%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
281 (6%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
142 (3%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
130 (3%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
119 (3%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
91 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
80 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
68 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
54 (1%)Kitab Al Ezma
43 (1%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
35 (1%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
31 (1%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
28 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
27 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
26 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
26 (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
25 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
22 (1%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
12 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
12 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
11 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
10 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
8 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
7 (0%)Al Qinaat
7 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
6 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
6 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
5 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
5 (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
5 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
5 (0%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
4 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
4 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
3 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
2 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
2 (0%)Sahih Bukhari
2 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
2 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
2 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (0%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
2 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
1 (0%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
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%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
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%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
1 (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
1 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
1 (0%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
1 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood
1 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
1 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
1 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
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%)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