ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
188
Books
66
Teachers
11
Students
14
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ،
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 - 188
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
22 (12%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
13 (7%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
11 (6%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
7 (4%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
6 (3%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
6 (3%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
5 (3%)Musnad Abi Awana
5 (3%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
4 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
4 (2%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
4 (2%)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
4 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (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
3 (2%)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
3 (2%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
3 (2%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
3 (2%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
3 (2%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
3 (2%)Sahih Muslim
3 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
3 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
3 (2%)Sunan Nasai
3 (2%)Sahih Bukhari
3 (2%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
2 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
2 (1%)Bulugh Al Maram
2 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (1%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
2 (1%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
2 (1%)Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
2 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (1%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
2 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
2 (1%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
2 (1%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
2 (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
2 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
2 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
2 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
2 (1%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
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%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
1 (1%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (1%)Musnad Imam Shafi
1 (1%)Sunan Darmi
1 (1%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (1%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (1%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (1%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
1 (1%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah
1 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood
1 (1%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (1%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
1 (1%)Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia
1 (1%)Musnad Imam al-Shafi’i (Singer’s arrangement) - Arranged by: Sanjar bin Abdullah al-Jawli, Abu Saeed, Alam al-Din (deceased: 745 AH) - by Ghiras Publishing and Distribution Company, Kuwait
1 (1%)The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo
1 (1%)Masnad Humaidi
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