أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
241
Books
44
Teachers
58
Students
53
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ
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 - 241
Distribution By Collection
Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
26 (11%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
26 (11%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
22 (9%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
20 (8%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
18 (7%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
18 (7%)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
18 (7%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
9 (4%)Shuab ul Iman
8 (3%)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
7 (3%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
4 (2%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
4 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
4 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
4 (2%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
4 (2%)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
4 (2%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
4 (2%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
4 (2%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
3 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
2 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
2 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
2 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
2 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (1%)Kitab Al Ezma
2 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
2 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
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%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (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
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