أَبُو يُوسُفَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
256
Books
48
Teachers
96
Students
85
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبُو يُوسُفَ،
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 - 256
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
66 (26%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
19 (7%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
18 (7%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
17 (7%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
13 (5%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
8 (3%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
8 (3%)Al Aasaar Abu Yousaf
8 (3%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
7 (3%)Kitab Al Fittan
7 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
7 (3%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
7 (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
7 (3%)Al-Fitan by Naeem bin Hammad - Prof. Dr. Suhail Zakkar - Dar Al-Fikr
6 (2%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
6 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
4 (2%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (1%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
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
3 (1%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
3 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
2 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (1%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
2 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
2 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
2 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
2 (1%)Tareekh Al-Madina
2 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (1%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
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%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Takhreej Al Ahadith Al Marfua Al Musnad Fi Kitab Al Tarikh Al Kabir Al Bukhari
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
1 (0%)Sunan Al Masoor Al Shafi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (0%)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 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
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