حديج بن معاوية

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

126

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·حديج بن معاوية

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 - 126

Distribution By Collection

Sunan Saeed bin Mansour Habib al-Rahman al-Azami, Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut.

32 (25%)

Interpretation from the Sunnahs of Saeed bin Mansour - an investigator - Dr. Saad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Hamid - Dar Al-Sumaie for publication and distribution

14 (11%)

Tafseer Min Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor

13 (10%)

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

10 (8%)

Sunan Saeed bin Mansour - T. Abu Othman Saeed bin Mansour bin Shuba Al-Khorasani Al-Jawzjani - N Dar Al-Salafiyyah - India

9 (7%)

Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor

8 (6%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

8 (6%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

6 (5%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

4 (3%)

Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi

3 (2%)

The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr

2 (2%)

Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

2 (2%)

Muajam Ibn Askar

2 (2%)

Hadith Zohri

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

1 (1%)

Masnad Al Royani

1 (1%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

1 (1%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Muajam

1 (1%)

Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

1 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

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-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

1 (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 (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