ابْنُ صَاعِدٍ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

327

Books

Teachers

149

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·ابْنُ صَاعِدٍ

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 - 327

Distribution By Collection

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

95 (29%)

Sunan Dar Al Qutni

90 (28%)

Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf

21 (6%)

Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

20 (6%)

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

17 (5%)

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

9 (3%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

8 (2%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

8 (2%)

Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis

8 (2%)

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

8 (2%)

Al Tahyuriyat

5 (2%)

Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee

5 (2%)

Kitab Al Shriya

5 (2%)

Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail

4 (1%)

Al Zohod w Al Riqaiq

3 (1%)

Shuab ul Iman

3 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

3 (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

3 (1%)

Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim

2 (1%)

Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah

2 (1%)

Objective classification of the history of Baghdad, by Al-Hafiz Abi Bakr Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi - T - N Dar Ibn Al-Jawzi - from the publications of the Noor Al-Islam Network

1 (0%)

Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan

1 (0%)

Kitab Al Ghurbah

1 (0%)

Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi

1 (0%)

Hadith Zohri

1 (0%)

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

1 (0%)

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

1 (0%)

Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza

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