زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
873
Books
131
Teachers
113
Students
122
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ،
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 - 873
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
89 (10%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
70 (8%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
57 (7%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
35 (4%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
30 (3%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
23 (3%)Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah
21 (2%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
17 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
17 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
17 (2%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
16 (2%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
16 (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
15 (2%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
14 (2%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
10 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
10 (1%)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
9 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
9 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
9 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
9 (1%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
9 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
9 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
9 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
8 (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
8 (1%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
8 (1%)Sahih Muslim
8 (1%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
8 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
7 (1%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
7 (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
7 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah
7 (1%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
7 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood
7 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
7 (1%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
7 (1%)Sahih Bukhari
6 (1%)Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
6 (1%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
6 (1%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
6 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
6 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
6 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
5 (1%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
5 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
5 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
5 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
5 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
5 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
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%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
5 (1%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
5 (1%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
5 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
5 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
4 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
4 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
4 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
4 (0%)Musnad Siraj
4 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
4 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
4 (0%)The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo
4 (0%)Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia
4 (0%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
3 (0%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
3 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
3 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
3 (0%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi with footnotes (corresponding version) - T. Muhammad bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Turki, in cooperation with the Research Center in Dar Hajar - Dar Hajar for Printing and Publishing - Cairo
3 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
3 (0%)Muwatta Malik, narrated by Abu Musab al-Zuhri
3 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
3 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
3 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
3 (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
3 (0%)Masnad Humaidi
3 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
3 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
3 (0%)Hadith Siraj
3 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
2 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Mota Malik al-Muhaqiq Muhammad Mustafa al-Adhami
2 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
2 (0%)Mota-i-Imam Malik-ul-Haqiq Muhammad Fawad Abd al-Baqi
2 (0%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
2 (0%)Bulugh Al Maram
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Al-Shafi’i (Al-Sindi arrangement) (jurisdictional arrangement of the chapters: Muhammad Abed Al-Sindi) - Arranged on the jurisprudential chapters: Muhammad Abid Al-Sindi - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut - Lebanon
2 (0%)Sunan Darmi
2 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
2 (0%)In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina
2 (0%)Takhreej Al Ahadith Al Marfua Al Musnad Fi Kitab Al Tarikh Al Kabir Al Bukhari
2 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Sunan Nasai
2 (0%)Tazeem Qadar Al Salah
2 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
2 (0%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
2 (0%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
2 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
2 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Sunan Al Masoor Al Shafi
2 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Al Tahoor
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
1 (0%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (0%)Ahadith Ismaeel Bin Jafar
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
1 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
1 (0%)Al-Mawta Al-Imam Malik Narrated by Sweid bin Saeed al-Hadthani
1 (0%)Masnad Al Royani
1 (0%)Al-Muntaqqa min al-Sunan al-Musnad by Ibn al-Jaroud - T. Abdullah Omar al-Baroudi - n The Cultural Book Foundation - Beirut
1 (0%)Monotheism of Ibn Mandah and Knowledge of the Names and Attributes of God Almighty and His Attributes on Agreement and Uniqueness - Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Nasir al-Faqihi, Associate Professor - Library of Science and Governance, Madinah, Dar al-Uloom and al-Hikum, Syria
1 (0%)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 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Shafi
1 (0%)Al Adab Al Mufrad
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Hamidi - T. Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Al-Mutanabi Library - Beirut, Cairo
1 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Imam Al-Darmi - Dr. Marzouq bin Hayas Al Marzouq Al-Zahrani - N (without a publisher) (Printed at the expense of businessman Sheikh Jamaan bin Hassan Al-Zahrani)
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