سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

128

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ

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 - 128

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

19 (15%)

The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage

12 (9%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

10 (8%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

9 (7%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

9 (7%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

3 (2%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

3 (2%)

Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut

3 (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

3 (2%)

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

3 (2%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

3 (2%)

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

2 (2%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

2 (2%)

Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti

2 (2%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

2 (2%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

2 (2%)

Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee

2 (2%)

Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi

2 (2%)

Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi

2 (2%)

Weak Resources of the Thirsty to the Additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani - Dar Al-Sami’i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2 (2%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

1 (1%)

Nawadar Al Asool Fi Al Hadith Al Rasool

1 (1%)

Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari

1 (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

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

1 (1%)

Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library

1 (1%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla

1 (1%)

Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

1 (1%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

1 (1%)

Sahih Bukhari

1 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

1 (1%)

Sunan Nasai

1 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

1 (1%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

1 (1%)

Musannaf Abdul Razzaq

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

1 (1%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shahab

1 (1%)

Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

1 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (1%)

Al Bar w Al Salah

1 (1%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

1 (1%)

Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat

1 (1%)

Takhreej Al Ahadith Al Marfua Al Musnad Fi Kitab Al Tarikh Al Kabir Al Bukhari

1 (1%)

Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih

1 (1%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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