سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأُمَوِيُّ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
296
Books
84
Teachers
27
Students
79
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأُمَوِيُّ،
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 - 296
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
23 (8%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
19 (6%)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
16 (5%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
13 (4%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
11 (4%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
9 (3%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
9 (3%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
9 (3%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
8 (3%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
8 (3%)Jami at Tirmidhi
8 (3%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
8 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
7 (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
7 (2%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
7 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
6 (2%)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
5 (2%)Hadith Siraj
5 (2%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
5 (2%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
5 (2%)Musnad e Bazzar
5 (2%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
5 (2%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
4 (1%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
4 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
3 (1%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
3 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
2 (1%)Sunan Nasai
2 (1%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
2 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
2 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
2 (1%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
2 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (1%)Etal Al Qaloob
2 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
2 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (1%)Musnad Siraj
2 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
2 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
2 (1%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
2 (1%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
2 (1%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
2 (1%)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
2 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
2 (1%)Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo
2 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
2 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
2 (1%)Sahih Muslim
2 (1%)Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
2 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
2 (1%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
2 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Asim Al-Shawami Al-Athari - Dar Al-Hijaz Library for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani, the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes - a team of researchers under the supervision and care of Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Khaled bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy - N
1 (0%)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 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (0%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
1 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
1 (0%)Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)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 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
1 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Salat ul Eiddain Al Muha Mali
1 (0%)Al Fard Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
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%)Individuals for Daraqutni, Part 2 - T. Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sari - N Dar Al-Tadmuriyyah in Riyadh
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