مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
562
Books
64
Teachers
205
Students
148
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ
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 - 562
Distribution By Collection
Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
94 (17%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
94 (17%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
36 (6%)Shuab ul Iman
31 (6%)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
25 (4%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
22 (4%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
22 (4%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
21 (4%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
20 (4%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
20 (4%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
10 (2%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
8 (1%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
8 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
7 (1%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
7 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
7 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
6 (1%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
6 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
6 (1%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
6 (1%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
6 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
6 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
6 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
6 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
5 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
5 (1%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
4 (1%)Sifatul Jannah
4 (1%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
3 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
3 (1%)Muajam Ibn Askar
3 (1%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
3 (1%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Asim Al-Shawami Al-Athari - Dar Al-Hijaz Library for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3 (1%)Kitab Al Imama Wal Radi Ala Al Rrafidat
3 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
3 (1%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
3 (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
3 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
3 (1%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
3 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
2 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (0%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
2 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
2 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
1 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
1 (0%)Aamali Ibn Samaon
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sheikh Amer Ahmed Haidar - The Center for Cultural Services and Research, Beirut
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (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
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (0%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)The Resurrection and Resurrection of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Abu Hajar Muhammad Al-Saeed Bin Bassiouni Zaghloul Al-Abyani - The Foundation for Cultural Books
1 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Bahr al-Fawa’id (famous for Ma’ani al-Akhbar) by al-Kalabadhi - directed by Kamal al-Din Zaki - Dar al-Salam - Cairo
1 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
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