بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
2,722
Books
89
Teachers
241
Students
335
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى
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 - 2,722
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
345 (13%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
301 (11%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
239 (9%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
236 (9%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
171 (6%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
121 (4%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
92 (3%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
82 (3%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
81 (3%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
81 (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
52 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
52 (2%)Kitab Al Dua
51 (2%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
51 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
38 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
38 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
37 (1%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
33 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
31 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
31 (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
28 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
25 (1%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
25 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
24 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
20 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
19 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
19 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
18 (1%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
17 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
17 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
16 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
16 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
16 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
15 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
14 (1%)Sifatul Jannah
14 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
13 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
13 (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
13 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
12 (0%)Musnad Al-Hamidi - T. Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Al-Mutanabi Library - Beirut, Cairo
11 (0%)Masnad Humaidi
11 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
10 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
10 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
10 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
8 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
8 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
8 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
7 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
7 (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
7 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
7 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
7 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
6 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
6 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
6 (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
5 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
4 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
4 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
4 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
4 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
4 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
4 (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
4 (0%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
3 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
3 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
3 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Monotheism of Ibn Mandah and Knowledge of the Names and Attributes of God Almighty and His Attributes on Agreement and Uniqueness - Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Nasir al-Faqihi, Associate Professor - Library of Science and Governance, Madinah, Dar al-Uloom and al-Hikum, Syria
3 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
2 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
2 (0%)Anecdotes of assets in the hadiths of the Messenger - the chained version - T. Ismail bin Ibrahim Metwally Awad - Imam Al-Bukhari Library
1 (0%)Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool
1 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani w Mantaqi Min Al Muajam Al Kabir (Bharf Noon Min Sahaba)
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (0%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
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