أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
65
Books
46
Teachers
11
Students
16
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ
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 - 65
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah
5 (8%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (5%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
3 (5%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
3 (5%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
2 (3%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
2 (3%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
2 (3%)Al-Muntakhb from Musnad Abd Bin Hamid - vol. Sheikh Mustafa Al-Adawi - Dar Palansia for Publishing and Distribution
2 (3%)Musnad Abi Awana
2 (3%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
2 (3%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (3%)Fawaid Tammam
2 (3%)Sunan Ibn Majah
2 (3%)Takhreej Al Ahadith Al Marfua Al Musnad Fi Kitab Al Tarikh Al Kabir Al Bukhari
1 (2%)Hadith Siraj
1 (2%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (2%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
1 (2%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
1 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (2%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (2%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
1 (2%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
1 (2%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
1 (2%)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 (2%)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 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
1 (2%)Al-Musnad Al-Sahih Muslim, summarized by the transfer of justice from justice to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, Sahih Muslim - A group of investigators - Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
1 (2%)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 (2%)Sahih Muslim
1 (2%)Sunan al-Darimi (narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, and Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Damascus: Bab al-Barid - 1349 - n.
1 (2%)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
1 (2%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (2%)Musnad Al-Imam Al-Darmi - Dr. Marzouq bin Hayas Al Marzouq Al-Zahrani - N (without a publisher) (Printed at the expense of businessman Sheikh Jamaan bin Hassan Al-Zahrani)
1 (2%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood
1 (2%)Jami at Tirmidhi
1 (2%)Sunan Darmi
1 (2%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (2%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
1 (2%)Musnad Al Shammean
1 (2%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (2%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (2%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (2%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (2%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (2%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (2%)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