إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ رَاهُوَيْهِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
544
Books
77
Teachers
171
Students
119
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ رَاهُوَيْهِ
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 - 544
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
89 (16%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
81 (15%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
62 (11%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
57 (10%)Musnad Al Shammean
40 (7%)Kitab Al Shriya
21 (4%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
13 (2%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
11 (2%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
9 (2%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
8 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
8 (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
7 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
7 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
7 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
5 (1%)The Great Dictionary of al-Tabarani, a piece from the twenty-first volume (includes part of the Musnad al-Nu`man ibn Bashir) - compiled by a team of researchers under the supervision and care of: Dr. Saad bin Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Jeraisy - N
5 (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
5 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
4 (1%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
4 (1%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
4 (1%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
4 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
3 (1%)Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD
3 (1%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
3 (1%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
3 (1%)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
3 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
3 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
3 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
3 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
3 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
3 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
2 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
2 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
2 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
2 (0%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
2 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
2 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
2 (0%)Musnad Al Shashi
2 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
2 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Hadith Zohri
2 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
2 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
2 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
2 (0%)Etal Al Qaloob
2 (0%)The existing part of Al-Tabarani's Sunnah Book - Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Barrak - Dr
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
1 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
1 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Ammar Bil-Maroof w Nahi Anil-Munkir Al-Khalal
1 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)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
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
1 (0%)Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Al-Khalal - T. Mashhoor Salman + Hisham Al-Sakka - N. The Islamic Bureau + Dar Ammar Country: Beirut + Amman
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
1 (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
1 (0%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
1 (0%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
1 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
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