مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصَفَّى
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
513
Books
70
Teachers
79
Students
128
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصَفَّى
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 - 513
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Al Shammean
96 (19%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
72 (14%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
64 (12%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
43 (8%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
22 (4%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
17 (3%)Kitab Al Shriya
15 (3%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
15 (3%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
15 (3%)The Book of the Sunnah Abi Asim (And with him Shades of Paradise in Takhreej Al-Sunnah by: Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani) - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - The Islamic Office
10 (2%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
10 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
6 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
6 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
5 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
5 (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
5 (1%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
5 (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
5 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
5 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
5 (1%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
4 (1%)Kitab Al Jihad Ibn Abi Asim
4 (1%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
4 (1%)Kitab Al Dua
4 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
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%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
3 (1%)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
3 (1%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
3 (1%)Fawaid Tammam
3 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (0%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
2 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
2 (0%)Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
2 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
2 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
2 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
2 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
2 (0%)Correspondence to Abi Dawood - T. Abdullah bin Musaed Al-Zahrani - Dar Al-Sami'i - Riyadh
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
1 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (0%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
1 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Al Badah w Al Nihaya
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
1 (0%)Al Qinaat
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)The Great Dictionary of al-Tabarani, a piece from the twenty-first volume (includes part of the Musnad al-Nu`man ibn Bashir) - compiled by a team of researchers under the supervision and care of: Dr. Saad bin Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Jeraisy - N
1 (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
1 (0%)Bid’ah and its Prohibition by Ibn Waddah Al-Qurtubi - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Dar Al-Safa
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (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%)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