صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

162

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ

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 - 162

Distribution By Collection

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

20 (12%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

17 (10%)

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

17 (10%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

11 (7%)

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

6 (4%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

5 (3%)

Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid

5 (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 (2%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

4 (2%)

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

4 (2%)

Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N

4 (2%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

4 (2%)

Jami at Tirmidhi

4 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

4 (2%)

Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah

3 (2%)

Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam

3 (2%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

3 (2%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

3 (2%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

3 (2%)

Sunan Nasai

2 (1%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

2 (1%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

2 (1%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

2 (1%)

The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

1 (1%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

1 (1%)

Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban

1 (1%)

Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah

1 (1%)

Istadrakat Al Baes w Al Nushur

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation

1 (1%)

Bulugh Al Maram

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-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim

1 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (1%)

Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

1 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

1 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

1 (1%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

1 (1%)

Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi

1 (1%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

1 (1%)

Hadith Siraj

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