حَمْزَةُ الزَّيَّاتُ،

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

271

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·حَمْزَةُ الزَّيَّاتُ،

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 - 271

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

17 (6%)

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

17 (6%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

17 (6%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

11 (4%)

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

9 (3%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

9 (3%)

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

9 (3%)

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

8 (3%)

The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh

7 (3%)

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

7 (3%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

7 (3%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

6 (2%)

Shuab ul Iman

6 (2%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

5 (2%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

4 (1%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

4 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

4 (1%)

Fawaid Tammam

4 (1%)

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

4 (1%)

Musnad e Bazzar

4 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

4 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

4 (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

4 (1%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

4 (1%)

The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut

4 (1%)

Al Tahyuriyat

3 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani

3 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

3 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani

3 (1%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

2 (1%)

Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut

2 (1%)

Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq

2 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

2 (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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Sahih Muslim

2 (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

2 (1%)

Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa

2 (1%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

2 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut

2 (1%)

Sifatul Jannah

2 (1%)

Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar

2 (1%)

Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

2 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana

2 (1%)

Sunan Abi Dawood

2 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

2 (1%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Dua

2 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

2 (1%)

Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library

1 (0%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

1 (0%)

Sunan Darmi

1 (0%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

1 (0%)

Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah

1 (0%)

Musnad Al Shahab

1 (0%)

Musnad Abd Bin Hameed

1 (0%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

1 (0%)

Masnad Al Royani

1 (0%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai

1 (0%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (0%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (0%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Muajam

1 (0%)

Musnad Al Shashi

1 (0%)

Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye

1 (0%)

Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool

1 (0%)

Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli

1 (0%)

Tazeem Qadar Al Salah

1 (0%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

1 (0%)

Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

1 (0%)

Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq

1 (0%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi

1 (0%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro

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%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi

1 (0%)

Al-Muntakhb from Musnad Abd Bin Hamid - vol. Sheikh Mustafa Al-Adawi - Dar Palansia for Publishing and Distribution

1 (0%)

Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah

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 Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut

1 (0%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library

1 (0%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

1 (0%)

Al-Mukhtab from Musnad Abd Ibn Hamid - T. Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Abi Al-Ainin - n Dar Ibn Abbas Library - Mansoura, Arab Republic of Egypt

1 (0%)

Al-Musnad Al-Darami - Research Center, Dar Al-Taseel - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

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

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