حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةَ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

144

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةَ

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 - 144

Distribution By Collection

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

16 (11%)

Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo

12 (8%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

9 (6%)

Sahih Ibn Hibban

8 (6%)

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

8 (6%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

6 (4%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

5 (3%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

5 (3%)

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

5 (3%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

4 (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

4 (3%)

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

3 (2%)

Musnad Abi Awana

3 (2%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

3 (2%)

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

3 (2%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

3 (2%)

Sunan Nasai

3 (2%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

2 (1%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

2 (1%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai

2 (1%)

Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

2 (1%)

Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut

1 (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

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo

1 (1%)

Sahih Bukhari

1 (1%)

The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library

1 (1%)

Sahih Muslim

1 (1%)

Sunan Darmi

1 (1%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

1 (1%)

Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah

1 (1%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

1 (1%)

Isbat Azab Al Qabar

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Musnad Ibn Al Jad

1 (1%)

Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood

1 (1%)

Fawaid Tammam

1 (1%)

Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm

1 (1%)

Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih

1 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

1 (1%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo

1 (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

1 (1%)

Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

1 (1%)

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

1 (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

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

1 (1%)

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