إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ بُهْلُولٍ،

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

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Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ بُهْلُولٍ،

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 - 40

Distribution By Collection

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

7 (18%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

4 (10%)

Musnad e Bazzar

3 (8%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

2 (5%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

2 (5%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

2 (5%)

Kitab Al Muajam

2 (5%)

Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye

2 (5%)

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

1 (3%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro

1 (3%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

1 (3%)

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

1 (3%)

Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon

1 (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

1 (3%)

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

1 (3%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

1 (3%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

1 (3%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (3%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

1 (3%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

1 (3%)

Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah

1 (3%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

1 (3%)

Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)

1 (3%)

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

1 (3%)

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