عبد الله بن إبراهيم الغفاري
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
22
Books
19
Teachers
10
Students
11
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عبد الله بن إبراهيم الغفاري
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 - 22
Distribution By Collection
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
3 (14%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
2 (9%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
1 (5%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (5%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (5%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (5%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
1 (5%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (5%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (5%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (5%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (5%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (5%)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 (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
1 (5%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
1 (5%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (5%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (5%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
1 (5%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (5%)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