وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
434
Books
87
Teachers
97
Students
51
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ
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 - 434
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
45 (10%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
30 (7%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
14 (3%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
14 (3%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
14 (3%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
13 (3%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
12 (3%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
11 (3%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
11 (3%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
10 (2%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
10 (2%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
10 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
10 (2%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
9 (2%)Sunan Nasai
9 (2%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
9 (2%)Sunan al-Nisa'i al-Kubra for al-Nisa'i - d. Abd al-Ghaffar Suleiman al-Bandari, Syed Kasravi Hassan - Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut
9 (2%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
9 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood
8 (2%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
8 (2%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
7 (2%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
7 (2%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
7 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah
6 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
6 (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
6 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
6 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
6 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
5 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
4 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
4 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
4 (1%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
4 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
3 (1%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
3 (1%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
3 (1%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
3 (1%)Bulugh Al Maram
3 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
3 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
3 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
3 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
3 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
3 (1%)The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
3 (1%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
3 (1%)Musnad Abi Hanifa Al Haskafi
3 (1%)Part of reading behind the imam of Al-Bukhari - the text of Professor Fadl Al-Rahman Al-Thawry, reviewed by: Professor Muhammad Atallah Khalif Al-Fawhabani - The Salafi Library
2 (0%)In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
2 (0%)Sunan Darmi
2 (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
2 (0%)Sahih Mawared al-Thirsin to Zawa'id Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - Dar al-Sami'i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
2 (0%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
2 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
2 (0%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
2 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
2 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
2 (0%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (0%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
2 (0%)Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam
2 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
1 (0%)Juzz Al Qurah Khlaf Imam Bukhari
1 (0%)Tareekh Al-Madina
1 (0%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Al-Shafi’i (Al-Sindi arrangement) (jurisdictional arrangement of the chapters: Muhammad Abed Al-Sindi) - Arranged on the jurisprudential chapters: Muhammad Abid Al-Sindi - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (0%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (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
1 (0%)Weak Resources of the Thirsty to the Additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani - Dar Al-Sami’i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)Sunan Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (0%)Al-Musnad Al-Sahih Muslim, summarized by the transfer of justice from justice to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, Sahih Muslim - A group of investigators - Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
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%)Sahih Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
1 (0%)Qurah Al Aeneen Bar Raffa Yaddain Fi Salah
1 (0%)Sahih Muslim
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