أَبُو غَسَّانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
256
Books
60
Teachers
71
Students
62
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبُو غَسَّانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ
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 - 256
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
61 (24%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
50 (20%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
13 (5%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
13 (5%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
12 (5%)Kitab Al Dua
8 (3%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
8 (3%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
8 (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
5 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
5 (2%)Masnad Al Royani
4 (2%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
4 (2%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
3 (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
3 (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-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
2 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
2 (1%)Sunan Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
2 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (1%)Musnad Al Shashi
2 (1%)Sunan al-Darimi (narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, and Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Damascus: Bab al-Barid - 1349 - n.
2 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Darami - Research Center, Dar Al-Taseel - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
2 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
2 (1%)Musnad Al-Imam Al-Darmi - Dr. Marzouq bin Hayas Al Marzouq Al-Zahrani - N (without a publisher) (Printed at the expense of businessman Sheikh Jamaan bin Hassan Al-Zahrani)
2 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
2 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
2 (1%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (1%)Hadith Siraj
1 (0%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (0%)Tazeem Qadar Al Salah
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Qatuf Al Dania Al Darmi
1 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
1 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (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
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (0%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
1 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
1 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
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