رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

259

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ

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 - 259

Distribution By Collection

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

131 (51%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

44 (17%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

7 (3%)

Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi

6 (2%)

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

6 (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

6 (2%)

Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib

5 (2%)

Ammar Bil-Maroof w Nahi Anil-Munkir Al-Khalal

5 (2%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

4 (2%)

Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Al-Khalal - T. Mashhoor Salman + Hisham Al-Sakka - N. The Islamic Bureau + Dar Ammar Country: Beirut + Amman

4 (2%)

Shuab ul Iman

3 (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

3 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

3 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

2 (1%)

Sunan Ibn Majah

2 (1%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

2 (1%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

2 (1%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

2 (1%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi

2 (1%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

1 (0%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Al Asma w Al Sifaat

1 (0%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

1 (0%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

1 (0%)

Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Shriya

1 (0%)

Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Aamali Ibn Samaon

1 (0%)

Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila

1 (0%)

Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam

1 (0%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi

1 (0%)

Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut

1 (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%)

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

1 (0%)

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