الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
800
Books
85
Teachers
215
Students
198
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ
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 - 800
Distribution By Collection
Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
104 (13%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
70 (9%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
63 (8%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
63 (8%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
51 (6%)Shuab ul Iman
37 (5%)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
36 (5%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
34 (4%)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
33 (4%)Masnad Al Royani
25 (3%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
16 (2%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
14 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
13 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
12 (2%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
12 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
12 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
12 (2%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
11 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
11 (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
10 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
9 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
8 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
6 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
6 (1%)Tahdhib Aasaar
6 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
6 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
5 (1%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
4 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
4 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
4 (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
4 (1%)Sunan Nasai
3 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
3 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
3 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
3 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
3 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
3 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
3 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
3 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
3 (0%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
3 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
3 (0%)Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo
3 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
3 (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
3 (0%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
3 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
2 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
2 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
2 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
2 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
2 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
1 (0%)Proof of the Torment of the Grave and the Question of the Two Angels by Al-Bayhaqi - T. Al-Maktab Al-Salafi for Heritage Investigation - N. Islamic Heritage Library - Cairo
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
1 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Individuals for Daraqutni, Part 2 - T. Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sari - N Dar Al-Tadmuriyyah in Riyadh
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
1 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Hadith Siraj
1 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Salat ul Eiddain Al Muha Mali
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Al Fard Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
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