سَعْدُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
66
Books
27
Teachers
20
Students
20
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·سَعْدُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ،
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 - 66
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
8 (12%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
8 (12%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
7 (11%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
6 (9%)Musnad e Bazzar
3 (5%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (5%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
3 (5%)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
3 (5%)Al Fard Dar Al Qutni
2 (3%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
2 (3%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
2 (3%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
2 (3%)Kitab Al Ezma
2 (3%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (3%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (2%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (2%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (2%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (2%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (2%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
1 (2%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
1 (2%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (2%)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