الْأَصْمَعِيُّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
897
Books
74
Teachers
349
Students
205
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الْأَصْمَعِيُّ
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 - 897
Distribution By Collection
Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
308 (34%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
193 (22%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
60 (7%)Shuab ul Iman
45 (5%)Al Tahyuriyat
34 (4%)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
25 (3%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
22 (2%)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
19 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
19 (2%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
13 (1%)Etal Al Qaloob
12 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
12 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
10 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
8 (1%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
8 (1%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
7 (1%)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
7 (1%)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
6 (1%)Tareekh Al-Madina
5 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
4 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
3 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
3 (0%)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 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
3 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
3 (0%)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 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
2 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
2 (0%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
2 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
2 (0%)The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -
2 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
2 (0%)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 (0%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
1 (0%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
1 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
1 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
1 (0%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Hadith Zohri
1 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (0%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (0%)Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
1 (0%)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 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Al-Bayhaqi’s Belief and Guidance to the Path of Righteousness on the Madhhab of the Predecessors and the Companions of Hadith - T. Ahmed Essam Al-Kateb - Dar Al-Afaq Al-Jadidah - 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%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Sahih Muslim, summarized by the transfer of justice from justice to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, Sahih Muslim - A group of investigators - Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
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%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (0%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
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