يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
3,701
Books
66
Teachers
81
Students
196
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ
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 - 3,701
Distribution By Collection
Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
512 (14%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
508 (14%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
433 (12%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
362 (10%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
340 (9%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
206 (6%)Musnad Abi Awana
178 (5%)Shuab ul Iman
154 (4%)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
146 (4%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
130 (4%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
83 (2%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
58 (2%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
54 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
51 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
38 (1%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
33 (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
33 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
33 (1%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
32 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
23 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
23 (1%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
22 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
20 (1%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
15 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
15 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
14 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
13 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
13 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
11 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
11 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
11 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
11 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
10 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
8 (0%)Proof of the Torment of the Grave and the Question of the Two Angels by Al-Bayhaqi - T. Al-Maktab Al-Salafi for Heritage Investigation - N. Islamic Heritage Library - Cairo
8 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
8 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
8 (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
7 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
7 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
6 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
5 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
4 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
4 (0%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
3 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
3 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
3 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
3 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
3 (0%)Istadrakat Al Baes w Al Nushur
2 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
2 (0%)Musnad e Bazzar
2 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
2 (0%)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
2 (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
2 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Dawood Al-Tayalisi - T - N Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
1 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
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