يُوسُفُ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

281

Books

Teachers

104

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·يُوسُفُ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ

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 - 281

Distribution By Collection

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

96 (34%)

Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm

53 (19%)

Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.

20 (7%)

The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -

17 (6%)

Shuab ul Iman

10 (4%)

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 (3%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

5 (2%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

5 (2%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

4 (1%)

Kitab Al Ezma

3 (1%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

2 (1%)

Al Fard Dar Al Qutni

2 (1%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

2 (1%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Musnad Ibn Al Jad

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%)

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

2 (1%)

Individuals for Daraqutni, Part 2 - T. Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sari - N Dar Al-Tadmuriyyah in Riyadh

2 (1%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

1 (0%)

Al Tahyuriyat

1 (0%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

1 (0%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus

1 (0%)

Sahih Mawared al-Thirsin to Zawa'id Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - Dar al-Sami'i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD

1 (0%)

Objective classification of the history of Baghdad, by Al-Hafiz Abi Bakr Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi - T - N Dar Ibn Al-Jawzi - from the publications of the Noor Al-Islam Network

1 (0%)

Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library

1 (0%)

Musnad Al Shahab

1 (0%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

1 (0%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (0%)

Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti

1 (0%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

1 (0%)

Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (0%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi

1 (0%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Zohod

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Shriya

1 (0%)

Fawaid Tammam

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Muajam

1 (0%)

Aamali Ibn Samaon

1 (0%)

Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool

1 (0%)

Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi

1 (0%)

Hadith Zohri

1 (0%)

Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila

1 (0%)

Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam

1 (0%)

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