عَمْرَو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
73
Books
34
Teachers
14
Students
31
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَمْرَو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ،
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 - 73
Distribution By Collection
Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
10 (14%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
7 (10%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
7 (10%)Musnad e Bazzar
4 (5%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
3 (4%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
3 (4%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
3 (4%)Musnad Al Shammean
2 (3%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (3%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
2 (3%)Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
2 (3%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (3%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
2 (3%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
2 (3%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
2 (3%)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
1 (1%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
1 (1%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
1 (1%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (1%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (1%)Musnad Abu Dawood Tayalisi
1 (1%)Musnad Abd Bin Hameed
1 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (1%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
1 (1%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
1 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
1 (1%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
1 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
1 (1%)Sahih Mawared al-Thirsin to Zawa'id Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - Dar al-Sami'i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1 (1%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi with footnotes (corresponding version) - T. Muhammad bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Turki, in cooperation with the Research Center in Dar Hajar - Dar Hajar for Printing and Publishing - Cairo
1 (1%)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