بَحْرُ بْنُ نَصْرِ بْنِ سَابِقٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
173
Books
32
Teachers
32
Students
15
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·بَحْرُ بْنُ نَصْرِ بْنِ سَابِقٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ
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 - 173
Distribution By Collection
Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
22 (13%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
22 (13%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
22 (13%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
17 (10%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
16 (9%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
11 (6%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
6 (3%)Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh
6 (3%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
6 (3%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
5 (3%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
5 (3%)Fawaid Tammam
4 (2%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
4 (2%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
4 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
3 (2%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
2 (1%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
2 (1%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
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
1 (1%)Al Baes w Al Nushur Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Knowledge of the Sunnahs and Athar of Al-Bayhaqi - T. Sayed Kasravi Hassan - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah - Beirut
1 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (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
1 (1%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (1%)Karamat Al Oliya Allah Azwajal
1 (1%)Al Jamia Fi Al Ahkam Ibn Wahab
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Istadrakat Al Baes w Al Nushur
1 (1%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
1 (1%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
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