مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ السُّلَمِيُّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
194
Books
41
Teachers
59
Students
69
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ السُّلَمِيُّ
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 - 194
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
20 (10%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
20 (10%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
18 (9%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
18 (9%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
18 (9%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
18 (9%)Shuab ul Iman
7 (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
6 (3%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
6 (3%)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
4 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
4 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
4 (2%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
4 (2%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
3 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
3 (2%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
3 (2%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
3 (2%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
2 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
2 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
2 (1%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
2 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana
2 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (1%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
2 (1%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
2 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
2 (1%)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
2 (1%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
1 (1%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (1%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (1%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (1%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
1 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (1%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (1%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)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