يحيى بن محمد بن صاعد

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

373

Books

Teachers

206

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·يحيى بن محمد بن صاعد

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 - 373

Distribution By Collection

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

78 (21%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

44 (12%)

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

35 (9%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

35 (9%)

Hadith Zohri

20 (5%)

Muajam Ibn Askar

16 (4%)

Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon

15 (4%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

15 (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

10 (3%)

Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia

9 (2%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

8 (2%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

8 (2%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro

6 (2%)

Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)

6 (2%)

Al Tahyuriyat

6 (2%)

The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr

5 (1%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

4 (1%)

Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli

4 (1%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

4 (1%)

Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut

3 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

3 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

3 (1%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain

3 (1%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

2 (1%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

2 (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

2 (1%)

Musnad Al Farooq

2 (1%)

Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba

2 (1%)

Sharah Mazahib Ahle Al Sunnah

2 (1%)

Musnad Al Shahab

2 (1%)

Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad

1 (0%)

Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem

1 (0%)

Al-Bayhaqi’s Belief and Guidance to the Path of Righteousness on the Madhhab of the Predecessors and the Companions of Hadith - T. Ahmed Essam Al-Kateb - Dar Al-Afaq Al-Jadidah - 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%)

Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani

1 (0%)

Shuab ul Iman

1 (0%)

The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm

1 (0%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

1 (0%)

Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq

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%)

Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi

1 (0%)

Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal

1 (0%)

Biyan Al-Waham w Al-Yaham Fi Kitab Al-Ahkam

1 (0%)

Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq

1 (0%)

Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee

1 (0%)

Al Fard Dar Al Qutni

1 (0%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

1 (0%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi

1 (0%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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