أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
811
Books
90
Teachers
170
Students
154
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ،
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 - 811
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
61 (8%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
60 (7%)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
49 (6%)Jami at Tirmidhi
37 (5%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
36 (4%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
31 (4%)Al-Muntaqqa min al-Sunan al-Musnad by Ibn al-Jaroud - T. Abdullah Omar al-Baroudi - n The Cultural Book Foundation - Beirut
31 (4%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
31 (4%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
30 (4%)Sahih Muslim
27 (3%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
26 (3%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
26 (3%)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
26 (3%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
26 (3%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
18 (2%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
16 (2%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
14 (2%)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
14 (2%)Masnad Al Royani
13 (2%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
12 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
12 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
11 (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
10 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
10 (1%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
8 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
8 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
7 (1%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
7 (1%)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
6 (1%)Muajam Ibn Askar
6 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
6 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
6 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
6 (1%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
6 (1%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
5 (1%)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 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
5 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
4 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
4 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
4 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
4 (0%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
4 (0%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
4 (0%)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
4 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
4 (0%)Hadith Siraj
3 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
3 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
3 (0%)Al Fard Dar Al Qutni
3 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
3 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
3 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
3 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
2 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
2 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
2 (0%)Musnad Siraj
2 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
2 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
2 (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
2 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
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%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (0%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm
1 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (0%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
1 (0%)Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh
1 (0%)The Collector of the Explanation of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Mosaad Abdel Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Musnad e Bazzar
1 (0%)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%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
1 (0%)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 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
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