الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذِ بْنِ عَفْرَاءَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
73
Books
38
Teachers
9
Students
12
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذِ بْنِ عَفْرَاءَ،
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 Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
11 (15%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
11 (15%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
5 (7%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
4 (5%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
2 (3%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
2 (3%)Al Tahoor
2 (3%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
2 (3%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (3%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
2 (3%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
2 (3%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
2 (3%)Sunan Darmi
1 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (1%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (1%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
1 (1%)Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia
1 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
1 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
1 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
1 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
1 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
1 (1%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
1 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
1 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
1 (1%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (1%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (1%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (1%)Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih
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