قَيْسِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
1,104
Books
134
Teachers
240
Students
209
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·قَيْسِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ
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 - 1,104
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
211 (19%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
182 (16%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
58 (5%)The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo
28 (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
28 (3%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
27 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
27 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
23 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
20 (2%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
18 (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
16 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
16 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
16 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
16 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
15 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
14 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
12 (1%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
11 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
11 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani, the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes - a team of researchers under the supervision and care of Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Khaled bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy - N
10 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
10 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
10 (1%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
10 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
10 (1%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
9 (1%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
9 (1%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
9 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
8 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
7 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
7 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
7 (1%)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
7 (1%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
6 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
6 (1%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
6 (1%)Fawaid Tammam
6 (1%)Etal Al Qaloob
6 (1%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
5 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
5 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
5 (0%)Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq
5 (0%)In order to seek the additions of Musnad Al-Harith - T. Mosaad Abdul Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Tala'i for Publishing, Distribution and Export
4 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
4 (0%)In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina
4 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
4 (0%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
4 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
4 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
4 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
4 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
4 (0%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
4 (0%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
4 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
3 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
3 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
3 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
3 (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
3 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
3 (0%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
3 (0%)Jami at Tirmidhi
3 (0%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
3 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
3 (0%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
3 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
3 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
3 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah
3 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
3 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
3 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
3 (0%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
3 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
3 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
3 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
3 (0%)Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo
3 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
3 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
2 (0%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
2 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
2 (0%)Tahdhib Aasaar
2 (0%)Al Tahoor
2 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (0%)Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD
2 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
2 (0%)Al-Muntakhb from Musnad Abd Bin Hamid - vol. Sheikh Mustafa Al-Adawi - Dar Palansia for Publishing and Distribution
2 (0%)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
2 (0%)Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh
2 (0%)Al Badah w Al Nihaya
2 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
2 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
2 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
2 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
2 (0%)Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library
1 (0%)Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi
1 (0%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Al Amwal Ibn Zanjoya
1 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
1 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Tazeem Qadar Al Salah
1 (0%)Min Hadith Khithima Bin Suleiman
1 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Tareekh Al-Madina
1 (0%)Al Fard Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
1 (0%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)The Great Dictionary of al-Tabarani, a piece from the twenty-first volume (includes part of the Musnad al-Nu`man ibn Bashir) - compiled by a team of researchers under the supervision and care of: Dr. Saad bin Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Jeraisy - N
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%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (0%)Bid’ah and its Prohibition by Ibn Waddah Al-Qurtubi - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Dar Al-Safa
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 workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
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%)Individuals for Daraqutni, Part 2 - T. Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sari - N Dar Al-Tadmuriyyah in Riyadh
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%)The existing part of Al-Tabarani's Sunnah Book - Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Barrak - Dr
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