بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
918
Books
63
Teachers
67
Students
88
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ
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 - 918
Distribution By Collection
The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
211 (23%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
196 (21%)Musnad Al Shammean
137 (15%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
81 (9%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
39 (4%)Kitab Al Dua
39 (4%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
23 (3%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
20 (2%)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
12 (1%)Sifatul Jannah
11 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
10 (1%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
10 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
8 (1%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
7 (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
7 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
6 (1%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
5 (1%)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
5 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
5 (1%)Musnad Al Shahab
4 (0%)The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm
4 (0%)The Collector of the Explanation of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Mosaad Abdel Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
4 (0%)Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
4 (0%)Tarq Hadith Min Kazib Ala Mutaemmdan
3 (0%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
3 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
3 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
3 (0%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
3 (0%)Tareekh Daryah
3 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
3 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
2 (0%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
2 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
2 (0%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
2 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
2 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
2 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
2 (0%)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 (0%)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
2 (0%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
2 (0%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (0%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)The existing part of Al-Tabarani's Sunnah Book - Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Barrak - Dr
1 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani w Mantaqi Min Al Muajam Al Kabir (Bharf Noon Min Sahaba)
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%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer 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