مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

108

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ

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 - 108

Distribution By Collection

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

17 (16%)

The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh

10 (9%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

7 (6%)

Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

5 (5%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

5 (5%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

4 (4%)

Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi

3 (3%)

Musnad e Bazzar

3 (3%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

2 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

2 (2%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

2 (2%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

2 (2%)

Musnad Al Shashi

2 (2%)

Aamali Ibn Samaon

2 (2%)

Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi

2 (2%)

Hadith Siraj

2 (2%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

2 (2%)

Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah

2 (2%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

2 (2%)

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

2 (2%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain

2 (2%)

Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut

2 (2%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

1 (1%)

Sifatul Jannah

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

1 (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

1 (1%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

1 (1%)

The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

1 (1%)

Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza

1 (1%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

1 (1%)

Masnad Al Royani

1 (1%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani

1 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (1%)

Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

1 (1%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

1 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (1%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (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

1 (1%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Dua

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Ezma

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Shriya

1 (1%)

Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa

1 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla

1 (1%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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