أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
1,737
Books
112
Teachers
213
Students
253
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ
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 - 1,737
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
207 (12%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
164 (9%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
126 (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
84 (5%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
82 (5%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
82 (5%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
56 (3%)Sunan Darmi
54 (3%)Sunan Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
53 (3%)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)
51 (3%)Sunan al-Darimi (narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, and Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Damascus: Bab al-Barid - 1349 - n.
50 (3%)Al-Musnad Al-Darami - Research Center, Dar Al-Taseel - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
49 (3%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
36 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood
36 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
36 (2%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
32 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
31 (2%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
30 (2%)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
30 (2%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
30 (2%)Kitab Al Dua
28 (2%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
28 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
26 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
21 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
21 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
20 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
17 (1%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
14 (1%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
13 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
12 (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
11 (1%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
11 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
10 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani, the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes - a team of researchers under the supervision and care of Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Khaled bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy - N
9 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
9 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
9 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
8 (0%)Al Qatuf Al Dania Al Darmi
7 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
6 (0%)Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD
5 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
5 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
4 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
4 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
4 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
4 (0%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
4 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
4 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
4 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
4 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
4 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
3 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
3 (0%)The Great Dictionary of al-Tabarani, a piece from the twenty-first volume (includes part of the Musnad al-Nu`man ibn Bashir) - compiled by a team of researchers under the supervision and care of: Dr. Saad bin Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Jeraisy - N
3 (0%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
3 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
2 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
2 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
2 (0%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
2 (0%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
2 (0%)Al-Bayhaqi’s Belief and Guidance to the Path of Righteousness on the Madhhab of the Predecessors and the Companions of Hadith - T. Ahmed Essam Al-Kateb - Dar Al-Afaq Al-Jadidah - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (0%)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 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
2 (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
2 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
2 (0%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
2 (0%)Proof of the Torment of the Grave and the Question of the Two Angels by Al-Bayhaqi - T. Al-Maktab Al-Salafi for Heritage Investigation - N. Islamic Heritage Library - Cairo
2 (0%)Sahih Muslim
2 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
2 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (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
2 (0%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
2 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
2 (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%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
1 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
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%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (0%)Etal Al Qaloob
1 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id, which is famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar al-Kilabadhi - Mishkool - T. Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Ahmad Farid al-Mazeidi - Dar al-Kutub al-‘ilmiyyah - Beirut / Lebanon
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
1 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani w Mantaqi Min Al Muajam Al Kabir (Bharf Noon Min Sahaba)
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Musnad Abdul Rehman Bin Aouf
1 (0%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
1 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
1 (0%)Jami at Tirmidhi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
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