عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
974
Books
58
Teachers
65
Students
88
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ،
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 - 974
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
183 (19%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
138 (14%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
135 (14%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
132 (14%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
79 (8%)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
34 (3%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
32 (3%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
32 (3%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
29 (3%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
14 (1%)Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library
12 (1%)Hadith Siraj
11 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
9 (1%)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
9 (1%)Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh
8 (1%)Musnad Siraj
7 (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
7 (1%)Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo
7 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
7 (1%)Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
6 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
6 (1%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
5 (1%)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 (0%)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 (0%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
4 (0%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
4 (0%)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 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
3 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
3 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
3 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
3 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
3 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
3 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
2 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Takhreej Al Ahadith Al Marfua Al Musnad Fi Kitab Al Tarikh Al Kabir Al Bukhari
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
1 (0%)Hadith Zohri
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
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%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
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