نُوحُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
54
Books
31
Teachers
23
Students
19
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·نُوحُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ،
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 - 54
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
7 (13%)Al-Fitan by Naeem bin Hammad - Prof. Dr. Suhail Zakkar - Dar Al-Fikr
5 (9%)Kitab Al Fittan
5 (9%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
3 (6%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
3 (6%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
2 (4%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
2 (4%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
2 (4%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
2 (4%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
2 (4%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
1 (2%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (2%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
1 (2%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (2%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (2%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (2%)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
1 (2%)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 (2%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (2%)Bahr al-Fawa’id, which is famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar al-Kilabadhi - Mishkool - T. Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Ahmad Farid al-Mazeidi - Dar al-Kutub al-‘ilmiyyah - Beirut / Lebanon
1 (2%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (2%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (2%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (2%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (2%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (2%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (2%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (2%)Bahar ul Fawaid Al Mashhoor Bmani Al Akhbar
1 (2%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (2%)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