فُرَاتِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
25
Books
18
Teachers
11
Students
11
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·فُرَاتِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ،
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 - 25
Distribution By Collection
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 (12%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (12%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
3 (12%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
2 (8%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (4%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (4%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (4%)Ammar Bil-Maroof w Nahi Anil-Munkir Al-Khalal
1 (4%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
1 (4%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (4%)Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Al-Khalal - T. Mashhoor Salman + Hisham Al-Sakka - N. The Islamic Bureau + Dar Ammar Country: Beirut + Amman
1 (4%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (4%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (4%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1 (4%)Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library
1 (4%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
1 (4%)Adab Ibn Abi Shaibah
1 (4%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
1 (4%)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