إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ فَهْدٍ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
70
Books
29
Teachers
44
Students
24
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ فَهْدٍ،
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 - 70
Distribution By Collection
Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
11 (16%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
10 (14%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
9 (13%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
4 (6%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
4 (6%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
3 (4%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Maqree
2 (3%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
2 (3%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
2 (3%)Kitab Al Shriya
2 (3%)Musnad Al Shahab
2 (3%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
2 (3%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (1%)Musnad Al-Muwatta for Al Jawhari
1 (1%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
1 (1%)The Book of the Sunnah Abi Asim (And with him Shades of Paradise in Takhreej Al-Sunnah by: Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani) - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - The Islamic Office
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%)Monotheism of Ibn Mandah and Knowledge of the Names and Attributes of God Almighty and His Attributes on Agreement and Uniqueness - Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Nasir al-Faqihi, Associate Professor - Library of Science and Governance, Madinah, Dar al-Uloom and al-Hikum, Syria
1 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
1 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (1%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (1%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
1 (1%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (1%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
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