حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
59
Books
37
Teachers
9
Students
20
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
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 - 59
Distribution By Collection
Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
3 (5%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (5%)Sunan Al-Daraqutni - Checked it out, corrected its text, and commented on it: Shuaib Al-Arnaout, Hassan Abdel-Moneim Shalabi, Abdel-Latif Harzallah, Ahmed Barhoum - from the Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut - Lebanon
3 (5%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
3 (5%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
3 (5%)Kitab Al Dua
3 (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
3 (5%)Musnad e Bazzar
3 (5%)Sunan Ibn Majah
2 (3%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
2 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
2 (3%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
2 (3%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
2 (3%)Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah
2 (3%)Hadith Zohri
1 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
1 (2%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (2%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
1 (2%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (2%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
1 (2%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (2%)Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD
1 (2%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
1 (2%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1 (2%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
1 (2%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (2%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
1 (2%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (2%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (2%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (2%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (2%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (2%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (2%)Fawaid Tammam
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