أَبِي أَيُّوبَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
1,293
Books
160
Teachers
233
Students
224
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِي أَيُّوبَ،
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 - 1,293
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
123 (10%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
115 (9%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
84 (6%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
67 (5%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
44 (3%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
43 (3%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
41 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
25 (2%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
23 (2%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
20 (2%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
19 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
17 (1%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
17 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
17 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
17 (1%)Musnad Al Shashi
16 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
16 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
15 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
15 (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
14 (1%)Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
14 (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
13 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
13 (1%)Hadith Siraj
12 (1%)Sahih Muslim
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
11 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
11 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
11 (1%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
10 (1%)Sunan Nasai
10 (1%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
10 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
10 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
10 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
9 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
9 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
9 (1%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
9 (1%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
9 (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
8 (1%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
8 (1%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
8 (1%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
7 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
7 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah
7 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
7 (1%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
7 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
6 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
6 (0%)Sahih Bukhari
6 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
6 (0%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
6 (0%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
6 (0%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
6 (0%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
6 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
5 (0%)Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq
5 (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
5 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
5 (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
5 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
5 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
5 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
5 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
5 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
5 (0%)Sunan Darmi
4 (0%)Masnad Humaidi
4 (0%)Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah
4 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
4 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
4 (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
4 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
4 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
4 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
4 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
4 (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 Ibn Al Jad
3 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
3 (0%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
3 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
3 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
3 (0%)Fawaid Abi Muhammad Al Fakhi
3 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
3 (0%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
3 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
3 (0%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
3 (0%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
3 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
3 (0%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
3 (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.
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
3 (0%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
3 (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
3 (0%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
3 (0%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
3 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
3 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
2 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Al Hadith Al Rasool
2 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Musnad Al-Imam Al-Darmi - Dr. Marzouq bin Hayas Al Marzouq Al-Zahrani - N (without a publisher) (Printed at the expense of businessman Sheikh Jamaan bin Hassan Al-Zahrani)
2 (0%)Sunan Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
2 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
2 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo
2 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
2 (0%)Musnad Abi Hanifa Al Haskafi
2 (0%)Al Tahoor
2 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
2 (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
2 (0%)Bulugh Al Maram
2 (0%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
2 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood
2 (0%)Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih
2 (0%)Hadith Zohri
2 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
2 (0%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
2 (0%)Musnad Siraj
2 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
2 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
2 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
2 (0%)The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -
1 (0%)Al Adab Al Mufrad
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
1 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
1 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Ahkam Ibn Wahab
1 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Tareekh Al-Madina
1 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
1 (0%)Juzz Ibn Jurayj
1 (0%)Istadrakat Al Baes w Al Nushur
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
1 (0%)Al-Muntakhb from Musnad Abd Bin Hamid - vol. Sheikh Mustafa Al-Adawi - Dar Palansia for Publishing and Distribution
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%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
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%)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
1 (0%)Weak Resources of the Thirsty to the Additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani - Dar Al-Sami’i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1 (0%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Hamidi - T. Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Al-Mutanabi Library - Beirut, Cairo
1 (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
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%)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%)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