عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَرْجِسَ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

249

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَرْجِسَ

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 - 249

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

20 (8%)

Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo

18 (7%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

12 (5%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

11 (4%)

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

10 (4%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

7 (3%)

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

7 (3%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

5 (2%)

Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid

5 (2%)

Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

5 (2%)

Sunan Nasai

4 (2%)

The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation

4 (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

4 (2%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

4 (2%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library

4 (2%)

Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq

4 (2%)

Sahih Muslim

4 (2%)

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%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla

3 (1%)

Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

3 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation

3 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

3 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

3 (1%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

3 (1%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

3 (1%)

Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam

3 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

3 (1%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

3 (1%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N

3 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

3 (1%)

Musannaf Abdul Razzaq

3 (1%)

Muajam Ibn Askar

3 (1%)

Kitab Al Dua

3 (1%)

The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo

3 (1%)

Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)

2 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

2 (1%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani

2 (1%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

2 (1%)

Musnad Abd Bin Hameed

2 (1%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

2 (1%)

Masnad Humaidi

2 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

2 (1%)

Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee

2 (1%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai

2 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana

2 (1%)

Musnad Ibn Al Jad

2 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari

2 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau

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%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Shriya

1 (0%)

Al Fard Dar Al Qutni

1 (0%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

1 (0%)

The Ten Women of Imam Al-Nisa'i - Third Edition - T. Ali bin Nayef Al-Shahoud - N

1 (0%)

Musnad e Bazzar

1 (0%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani

1 (0%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

1 (0%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

1 (0%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (0%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

1 (0%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

1 (0%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (0%)

Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi

1 (0%)

Sunan Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut

1 (0%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Masnad Al Royani

1 (0%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain

1 (0%)

Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

1 (0%)

Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi

1 (0%)

Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut

1 (0%)

Musnad Al Shammean

1 (0%)

Musnad Al-Hamidi - T. Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Al-Mutanabi Library - Beirut, Cairo

1 (0%)

Sunan Darmi

1 (0%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (0%)

Hadith Zohri

1 (0%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

1 (0%)

Hadith Siraj

1 (0%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

1 (0%)

Al Tahoor

1 (0%)

Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

1 (0%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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