الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
170
Books
63
Teachers
79
Students
60
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ
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
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
11 (6%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
9 (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
8 (5%)Shuab ul Iman
8 (5%)Musnad e Bazzar
8 (5%)Kitab Al Shriya
6 (4%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
6 (4%)Sunan Abi Dawood
6 (4%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
6 (4%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
6 (4%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
5 (3%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
5 (3%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
5 (3%)Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih
4 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
4 (2%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
3 (2%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
3 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - Dr. Mustafa Deeb Al-Bagha is Professor of Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Sharia - University of Damascus - Dar Ibn Katheer, Al-Yamamah - Beirut
3 (2%)Sahih Bukhari
3 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
3 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
3 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
2 (1%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
2 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
2 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (1%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
2 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
2 (1%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
2 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
2 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (1%)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
2 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
2 (1%)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
2 (1%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (1%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (1%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
1 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (1%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (1%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (1%)Kitab Al Zohod
1 (1%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
1 (1%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (1%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1 (1%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (1%)Correspondence to Abi Dawood - T. Abdullah bin Musaed Al-Zahrani - Dar Al-Sami'i - Riyadh
1 (1%)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 (1%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (1%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
1 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
1 (1%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (1%)Hadith Siraj
1 (1%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
1 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
1 (1%)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