أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِيِّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
50
Books
29
Teachers
12
Students
14
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِيِّ
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 Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
7 (14%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
6 (12%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
3 (6%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
3 (6%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (4%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
2 (4%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (4%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
2 (4%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
2 (4%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
2 (4%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (2%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (2%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
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%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (2%)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
1 (2%)The Book of Archeology by Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - T. Khaled Al-Awwad - Dar Al-Nawader
1 (2%)Sahih Muslim
1 (2%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
1 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood
1 (2%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
1 (2%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (2%)Kitab Al Aasaar Al Shabani
1 (2%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (2%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (2%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (2%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (2%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
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