أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

170

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو

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 - 170

Distribution By Collection

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

41 (24%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

10 (6%)

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

9 (5%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

9 (5%)

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

9 (5%)

Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

8 (5%)

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

6 (4%)

Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila

6 (4%)

The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm

5 (3%)

Musnad e Bazzar

4 (2%)

The Collector of the Explanation of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Mosaad Abdel Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

4 (2%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

4 (2%)

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 (2%)

Sunan Nasai

4 (2%)

Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo

4 (2%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

4 (2%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

3 (2%)

Al Eman Ibn Minda

3 (2%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

3 (2%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

2 (1%)

Tazeem Qadar Al Salah

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Ezma

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

2 (1%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai

2 (1%)

Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah

1 (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

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

1 (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

1 (1%)

Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shahab

1 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shashi

1 (1%)

Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm

1 (1%)

Fawaid Tammam

1 (1%)

Al Badah w Al Nihaya

1 (1%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

1 (1%)

The Ten Women of Imam Al-Nisa'i - Third Edition - T. Ali bin Nayef Al-Shahoud - N

1 (1%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

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