عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
6,176
Books
111
Teachers
672
Students
628
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ
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 - 6,176
Distribution By Collection
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
1228 (20%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
986 (16%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
848 (14%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
357 (6%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
266 (4%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
266 (4%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
264 (4%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
166 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
160 (3%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
139 (2%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
104 (2%)Kitab Al Dua
104 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
84 (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
83 (1%)Musnad Al Shammean
79 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
75 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
69 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
49 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
48 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
46 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
45 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
43 (1%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
38 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
35 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
32 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
30 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
23 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
21 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
18 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
18 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
18 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
17 (0%)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
15 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
15 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
14 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
13 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
13 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
13 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
12 (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
12 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
11 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
11 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
11 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
11 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
11 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
11 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
11 (0%)The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -
10 (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
10 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
10 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
9 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
8 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
8 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
8 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
7 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
7 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
7 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
7 (0%)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 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
6 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
6 (0%)The existing part of Al-Tabarani's Sunnah Book - Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Barrak - Dr
5 (0%)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
5 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
5 (0%)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
5 (0%)Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Al-Khalal - T. Mashhoor Salman + Hisham Al-Sakka - N. The Islamic Bureau + Dar Ammar Country: Beirut + Amman
5 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
5 (0%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
5 (0%)Ammar Bil-Maroof w Nahi Anil-Munkir Al-Khalal
5 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
5 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
4 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
4 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
4 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
4 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
4 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
4 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani w Mantaqi Min Al Muajam Al Kabir (Bharf Noon Min Sahaba)
3 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
3 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
3 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
3 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
2 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
2 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
2 (0%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
2 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
2 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
2 (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
2 (0%)Sunan al-Nisa'i al-Kubra for al-Nisa'i - d. Abd al-Ghaffar Suleiman al-Bandari, Syed Kasravi Hassan - Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
1 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (0%)Proof of the Torment of the Grave and the Question of the Two Angels by Al-Bayhaqi - T. Al-Maktab Al-Salafi for Heritage Investigation - N. Islamic Heritage Library - Cairo
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
1 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id, which is famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar al-Kilabadhi - Mishkool - T. Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Ahmad Farid al-Mazeidi - Dar al-Kutub al-‘ilmiyyah - Beirut / Lebanon
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Al Qinaat
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (0%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
1 (0%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
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