عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
250
Books
87
Teachers
85
Students
108
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ
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 - 250
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
31 (12%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
29 (12%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
8 (3%)Musnad Al Shammean
8 (3%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
7 (3%)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 (3%)Fawaid Tammam
6 (2%)Musnad e Bazzar
5 (2%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
5 (2%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
5 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
5 (2%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
5 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah
4 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
4 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
4 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
4 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
4 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
4 (2%)Musnad Al Shahab
4 (2%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
4 (2%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
3 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (1%)Tareekh Al-Madina
3 (1%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
3 (1%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
3 (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
3 (1%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
2 (1%)Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi
2 (1%)Tahdhib Aasaar
2 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (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
2 (1%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
2 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (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
2 (1%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
2 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
2 (1%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
2 (1%)Al-Fitan by Naeem bin Hammad - Prof. Dr. Suhail Zakkar - Dar Al-Fikr
2 (1%)Kitab Al Fittan
2 (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
2 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (1%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
1 (0%)Jami at Tirmidhi
1 (0%)Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi
1 (0%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (0%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (0%)Masnad Al Royani
1 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
1 (0%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
1 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Ahkam Ibn Wahab
1 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (0%)Al Qinaat
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
1 (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
1 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
1 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
1 (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
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (0%)The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm
1 (0%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
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%)The Collector of the Explanation of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Mosaad Abdel Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (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
1 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood
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