عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
813
Books
110
Teachers
82
Students
85
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ
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 - 813
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
62 (8%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
59 (7%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
48 (6%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
40 (5%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
35 (4%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
35 (4%)Musnad e Bazzar
28 (3%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
25 (3%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
24 (3%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
19 (2%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
19 (2%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
16 (2%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
14 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
13 (2%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
13 (2%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
13 (2%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
12 (1%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
12 (1%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
12 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
10 (1%)Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo
10 (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 Ibn Al Jad
9 (1%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
9 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
9 (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
9 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah
9 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
8 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
8 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
8 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
7 (1%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
7 (1%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
7 (1%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
7 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
6 (1%)The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo
6 (1%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
6 (1%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
6 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
6 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood
6 (1%)Masnad Al Royani
5 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
4 (0%)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
4 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
4 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
4 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
4 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
4 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
4 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
4 (0%)Tareekh Al-Madina
4 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
4 (0%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
4 (0%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
3 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
3 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
3 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
3 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
3 (0%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
3 (0%)In order to seek the additions of Musnad Al-Harith - T. Mosaad Abdul Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Tala'i for Publishing, Distribution and Export
3 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
3 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
3 (0%)In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina
3 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
3 (0%)Al-Muntakhb from Musnad Abd Bin Hamid - vol. Sheikh Mustafa Al-Adawi - Dar Palansia for Publishing and Distribution
3 (0%)The Book of the Sunnah Abi Asim (And with him Shades of Paradise in Takhreej Al-Sunnah by: Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani) - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - The Islamic Office
3 (0%)Al-Mukhtab from Musnad Abd Ibn Hamid - T. Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Abi Al-Ainin - n Dar Ibn Abbas Library - Mansoura, Arab Republic of Egypt
3 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
2 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
2 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
2 (0%)Khulq Afeal Al Ebad Al Bukhari
2 (0%)Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq
2 (0%)Kitab Al Zohod
2 (0%)Al Jamia Fi Al Hadith Ibn Wahab
2 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
2 (0%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
2 (0%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
2 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (0%)Tazeem Qadar Al Salah
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
1 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Rad Ala Al Jaheem Al Darmi
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Al Amwal Ibn Zanjoya
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)The Ten Women of Imam Al-Nisa'i - Third Edition - T. Ali bin Nayef Al-Shahoud - N
1 (0%)Etal Al Qaloob
1 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Adab Ibn Abi Shaibah
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Hamidi - T. Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Al-Mutanabi Library - Beirut, Cairo
1 (0%)Masnad Humaidi
1 (0%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (0%)Musnad Abdul Rehman Bin Aouf
1 (0%)Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah
1 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
1 (0%)Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi
1 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
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