مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
143
Books
33
Teachers
51
Students
13
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ
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 - 143
Distribution By Collection
Tahdhib Aasaar
23 (16%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
17 (12%)Sunan Abi Dawood
10 (7%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
10 (7%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
10 (7%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
10 (7%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
8 (6%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
8 (6%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
8 (6%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
3 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
3 (2%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
3 (2%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
2 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
2 (1%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
2 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
2 (1%)Al-Muntaqqa min al-Sunan al-Musnad by Ibn al-Jaroud - T. Abdullah Omar al-Baroudi - n The Cultural Book Foundation - Beirut
2 (1%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (1%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (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
1 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (1%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
1 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (1%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
1 (1%)Kitab Al Zohod
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Correspondence to Abi Dawood - T. Abdullah bin Musaed Al-Zahrani - Dar Al-Sami'i - Riyadh
1 (1%)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