عَلِيُّ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْقَنْطَرِيُّ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
188
Books
34
Teachers
36
Students
25
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَلِيُّ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْقَنْطَرِيُّ،
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 - 188
Distribution By Collection
Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N
34 (18%)Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti
34 (18%)Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD
26 (14%)Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia
20 (11%)Etal Al Qaloob
14 (7%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
13 (7%)Musnad Al Shashi
4 (2%)Al-Musnad Al-Shashi - Dr. Mahfouz Al-Rahman Zainallah - N Library of Science and Governance - Madinah
4 (2%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
4 (2%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
3 (2%)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%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
2 (1%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
2 (1%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
2 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
2 (1%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (1%)Al Royah Dar Al Qutni
1 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (1%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
1 (1%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Sani
1 (1%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (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
1 (1%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1 (1%)Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh
1 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
1 (1%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (1%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (1%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (1%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
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