الْفَضْلِ الرَّقَاشِيِّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
31
Books
26
Teachers
3
Students
10
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الْفَضْلِ الرَّقَاشِيِّ
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 - 31
Distribution By Collection
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
4 (13%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
2 (6%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (6%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (3%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (3%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (3%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
1 (3%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (3%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
1 (3%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (3%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (3%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
1 (3%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
1 (3%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (3%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (3%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
1 (3%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
1 (3%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (3%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
1 (3%)Bahr al-Fawa’id, which is famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar al-Kilabadhi - Mishkool - T. Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Ahmad Farid al-Mazeidi - Dar al-Kutub al-‘ilmiyyah - Beirut / Lebanon
1 (3%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
1 (3%)The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -
1 (3%)Sunan Ibn Majah
1 (3%)Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library
1 (3%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
1 (3%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (3%)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