علي بن سهل
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
169
Books
36
Teachers
53
Students
35
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·علي بن سهل
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 - 169
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Ibn Al Jad
37 (22%)Musnad Ibn al-Jaad - T Abd al-Mahdi bin Abd al-Qadir bin Abd al-Hadi - N Al-Falah Library
28 (17%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
13 (8%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
12 (7%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
11 (7%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
7 (4%)Tahdhib Aasaar
6 (4%)Masnad Al Royani
4 (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
3 (2%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
3 (2%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
3 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana
3 (2%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
3 (2%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
3 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
3 (2%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
2 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
2 (1%)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 (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
2 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
2 (1%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
2 (1%)Kitab Al Zohod
2 (1%)Musnad Al Shashi
2 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (1%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (1%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
1 (1%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
1 (1%)Musnad e Bazzar
1 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (1%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (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
1 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (1%)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