أبو خيثمة زهير بن حرب

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

199

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أبو خيثمة زهير بن حرب

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 - 199

Distribution By Collection

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

31 (16%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

15 (8%)

The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage

14 (7%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

12 (6%)

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

9 (5%)

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

7 (4%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

6 (3%)

Kitab Al Shriya

6 (3%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

5 (3%)

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

5 (3%)

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

5 (3%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

5 (3%)

Kitab Al Dua

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%)

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

4 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

3 (2%)

Sahih Muslim

3 (2%)

Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa

3 (2%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo

3 (2%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

3 (2%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

2 (1%)

Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut

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%)

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%)

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 Hadith Al Mukhtarah

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%)

Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi

2 (1%)

Al Qaza Wl Qadar

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

1 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shammean

1 (1%)

Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

1 (1%)

Musnad Ibn Al Jad

1 (1%)

Al Eman Ibn Minda

1 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (1%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

1 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

1 (1%)

Barnamig Al-Tajibi

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Al Tahyuriyat

1 (1%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi

1 (1%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

1 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi

1 (1%)

Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Al-Khalal - T. Mashhoor Salman + Hisham Al-Sakka - N. The Islamic Bureau + Dar Ammar Country: Beirut + Amman

1 (1%)

Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

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