أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
1,756
Books
63
Teachers
77
Students
96
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ
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 - 1,756
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
242 (14%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
230 (13%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
209 (12%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
174 (10%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
173 (10%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
173 (10%)Shuab ul Iman
88 (5%)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
85 (5%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
53 (3%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
38 (2%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
25 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
17 (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
17 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
16 (1%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
16 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
16 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
12 (1%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
11 (1%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
11 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
10 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
10 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
10 (1%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
10 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
10 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
10 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
9 (1%)Muajam Ibn Askar
6 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
6 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
6 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
6 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
5 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
5 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
4 (0%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
3 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
3 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
3 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
3 (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
3 (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
2 (0%)Istadrakat Al Baes w Al Nushur
2 (0%)Isbat Azab Al Qabar
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (0%)Hadith Zohri
1 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
1 (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
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (0%)Etal Al Qaloob
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
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