أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
124
Books
27
Teachers
17
Students
11
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ
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 - 124
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Al Shammean
25 (20%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
21 (17%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
19 (15%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
13 (10%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
10 (8%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
6 (5%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
4 (3%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (2%)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
3 (2%)Makarem Al-Akhlaq by Al-Tabarani - T. Abu Bastam Muhammad bin Mustafa - Dar Al-Bashaer Al-Islamiya - Beirut
2 (2%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Tibrani
2 (2%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani, the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes - a team of researchers under the supervision and care of Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Khaled bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy - N
1 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Sughra by Al-Bayhaqi Al-Munna Al-Kubra Explanation and Takhreej - T - N Al-Rushd Library
1 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (1%)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
1 (1%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (1%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (1%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (1%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
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