سُفْيَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّوْرِيُّ،

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

147

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·سُفْيَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّوْرِيُّ،

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 - 147

Distribution By Collection

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

6 (4%)

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

6 (4%)

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

6 (4%)

Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut

5 (3%)

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

5 (3%)

Shuab ul Iman

5 (3%)

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

4 (3%)

Al Eman Ibn Minda

4 (3%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

3 (2%)

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

3 (2%)

Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

3 (2%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

3 (2%)

Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim

3 (2%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

3 (2%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

3 (2%)

Musnad Al Shahab

3 (2%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

3 (2%)

Musnad Ibn Al Jad

2 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani

2 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

2 (1%)

Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee

2 (1%)

Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee

2 (1%)

Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Etal Al Qaloob

2 (1%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

2 (1%)

Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi

2 (1%)

Al Badah w Al Nihaya

2 (1%)

Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library

2 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

2 (1%)

Musnad Abi Awana

2 (1%)

Tahdhib Aasaar

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo

1 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

1 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

1 (1%)

Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

1 (1%)

The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

Individuals for Daraqutni, Part 2 - T. Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sari - N Dar Al-Tadmuriyyah in Riyadh

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

Sunan Nasai

1 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

1 (1%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

1 (1%)

Sahih Ibn Khuzamia

1 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shammean

1 (1%)

Masnad Humaidi

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee

1 (1%)

Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Dua

1 (1%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim

1 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

1 (1%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Shriya

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Muajam

1 (1%)

Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar

1 (1%)

Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm

1 (1%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

1 (1%)

Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai

1 (1%)

Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam

1 (1%)

Al Tahyuriyat

1 (1%)

Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib

1 (1%)

Al Fard Dar Al Qutni

1 (1%)

Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo

1 (1%)

The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation

1 (1%)

Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation

1 (1%)

Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

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

1 (1%)

The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut

1 (1%)

Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo

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