عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
2,583
Books
79
Teachers
515
Students
329
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ
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 - 2,583
Distribution By Collection
Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
517 (20%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
295 (11%)Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo
284 (11%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
147 (6%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
145 (6%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
135 (5%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
135 (5%)The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation
123 (5%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
112 (4%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
109 (4%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
86 (3%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
55 (2%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
43 (2%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
43 (2%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
23 (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
19 (1%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
18 (1%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
17 (1%)Musnad Ibn Al Jad
17 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
17 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
15 (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
15 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
13 (1%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
13 (1%)Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi
13 (1%)Juzz Alf Dinar Al Qotai
11 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
10 (0%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
10 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
9 (0%)Musnad e Bazzar
9 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
7 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
6 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
6 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
6 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
5 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
5 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
5 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
5 (0%)Objective classification of the history of Baghdad, by Al-Hafiz Abi Bakr Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi - T - N Dar Ibn Al-Jawzi - from the publications of the Noor Al-Islam Network
5 (0%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
4 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
4 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
4 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
3 (0%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
3 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
3 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
3 (0%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
3 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
2 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
2 (0%)The existing part of Al-Tabarani's Sunnah Book - Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Barrak - Dr
2 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
2 (0%)Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
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 Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
2 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
2 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
2 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
2 (0%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
2 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
1 (0%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
1 (0%)Ammar Bil-Maroof w Nahi Anil-Munkir Al-Khalal
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Sunan al-Darimi (narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, and Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) - T. Muhammad Ahmad Dahman - Damascus: Bab al-Barid - 1349 - n.
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (0%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (0%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
1 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (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
1 (0%)Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Al-Khalal - T. Mashhoor Salman + Hisham Al-Sakka - N. The Islamic Bureau + Dar Ammar Country: Beirut + Amman
1 (0%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
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