عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
6,731
Books
106
Teachers
606
Students
435
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ
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 - 6,731
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
2075 (31%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1855 (28%)Kitab Al Dua
229 (3%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
229 (3%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
203 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
159 (2%)Musnad Al Shahab
152 (2%)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
139 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
130 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
129 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
91 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
88 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
88 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
88 (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
83 (1%)Musnad Al Shashi
64 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
64 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
50 (1%)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
45 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
45 (1%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
45 (1%)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
39 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
37 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
32 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
30 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
29 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
29 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
24 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
23 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
21 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
19 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
17 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
17 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
17 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
16 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
15 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
15 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
14 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
13 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
13 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
13 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
12 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
12 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
12 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
12 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
10 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
9 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
8 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
8 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
8 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
7 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
7 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
7 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
6 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
6 (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
6 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
5 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
5 (0%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
5 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
5 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
5 (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
5 (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
5 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
4 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
4 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
4 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
4 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
3 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (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
3 (0%)The existing part of Al-Tabarani's Sunnah Book - Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Barrak - Dr
3 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
3 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
3 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani w Mantaqi Min Al Muajam Al Kabir (Bharf Noon Min Sahaba)
2 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
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%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
2 (0%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
1 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (0%)Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (0%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
1 (0%)Minutes of alerting and defining what is in the “chosen hadiths” of errors and corrections - T - N
1 (0%)Objective classification of the history of Baghdad, by Al-Hafiz Abi Bakr Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi - T - N Dar Ibn Al-Jawzi - from the publications of the Noor Al-Islam Network
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Sunan Nasai
1 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah
1 (0%)Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo
1 (0%)Monotheism of Ibn Mandah and Knowledge of the Names and Attributes of God Almighty and His Attributes on Agreement and Uniqueness - Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Nasir al-Faqihi, Associate Professor - Library of Science and Governance, Madinah, Dar al-Uloom and al-Hikum, Syria
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
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