الْحَسَنُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ،

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

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Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·الْحَسَنُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ،

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 - 88

Distribution By Collection

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

9 (10%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

8 (9%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

5 (6%)

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

5 (6%)

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

5 (6%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

4 (5%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

4 (5%)

Shuab ul Iman

2 (2%)

Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo

2 (2%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

2 (2%)

Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam

2 (2%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

2 (2%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

2 (2%)

Fawaid Tammam

2 (2%)

Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat

2 (2%)

Etal Al Qaloob

2 (2%)

Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool

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%)

Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah

1 (1%)

In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

In order to seek the additions of Musnad Al-Harith - T. Mosaad Abdul Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Tala'i for Publishing, Distribution and Export

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut

1 (1%)

The clear book in the Sunnah - T - N

1 (1%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

1 (1%)

Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shahab

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree

1 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Ezma

1 (1%)

Aamali Ibn Samaon

1 (1%)

Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris

1 (1%)

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

1 (1%)

Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm

1 (1%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

1 (1%)

Al Royah Dar Al Qutni

1 (1%)

Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin

1 (1%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

1 (1%)

Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha

1 (1%)

Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem

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