إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
543
Books
22
Teachers
208
Students
73
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ،
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 - 543
Distribution By Collection
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
280 (52%)Kitab Al Ezma
74 (14%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
39 (7%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
38 (7%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
32 (6%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
19 (3%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
13 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
11 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
10 (2%)Sifatul Jannah
7 (1%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
5 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
2 (0%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
2 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
2 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (0%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
1 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
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