جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَتْ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
50
Books
31
Teachers
0
Students
16
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَتْ
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 - 50
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
6 (12%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (6%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
3 (6%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
3 (6%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
2 (4%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
2 (4%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
2 (4%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
2 (4%)Musnad e Bazzar
2 (4%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
2 (4%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
2 (4%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
2 (4%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
1 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (2%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
1 (2%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
1 (2%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (2%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (2%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
1 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (2%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (2%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (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
1 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (2%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (2%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (2%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
1 (2%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
1 (2%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (2%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (2%)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