مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ،

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

232

Books

Teachers

145

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ،

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 - 232

Distribution By Collection

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

32 (14%)

Kitab Al Ezma

32 (14%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

31 (13%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

20 (9%)

Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza

12 (5%)

Al Tahyuriyat

11 (5%)

Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

11 (5%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

10 (4%)

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

8 (3%)

Shuab ul Iman

5 (2%)

The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage

4 (2%)

Sifatul Jannah

4 (2%)

Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm

4 (2%)

Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.

4 (2%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

3 (1%)

Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat

3 (1%)

Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq

3 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

3 (1%)

Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib

3 (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

3 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

2 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

2 (1%)

Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi

2 (1%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

2 (1%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

2 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (0%)

Al Asma w Al Sifaat

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

1 (0%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Fazail Al Oqat

1 (0%)

Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Dua

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Al Eman Ibn Minda

1 (0%)

The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut

1 (0%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

1 (0%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (0%)

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