أَشْعَثُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
64
Books
32
Teachers
20
Students
25
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَشْعَثُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ،
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 - 64
Distribution By Collection
Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
11 (17%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
5 (8%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
5 (8%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
3 (5%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
3 (5%)Sunan Abi Dawood
2 (3%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (3%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
2 (3%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
2 (3%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (3%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
2 (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
2 (3%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (3%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
2 (3%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
2 (3%)Musnad Siraj
1 (2%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (2%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (2%)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 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
1 (2%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (2%)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
1 (2%)Musnad Al Shammean
1 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (2%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
1 (2%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (2%)Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa
1 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (2%)Al Sunnah Al Maroozi
1 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (2%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (2%)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