[ص:740] النَّبِيِّ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
28
Books
20
Teachers
17
Students
18
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·[ص:740] النَّبِيِّ
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 - 28
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
3 (11%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
2 (7%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
2 (7%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
2 (7%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
2 (7%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
2 (7%)Musnad e Bazzar
2 (7%)Hadith Siraj
1 (4%)Hadith Zohri
1 (4%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (4%)Tafseer Min Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor
1 (4%)Sunan Saeed bin Mansour - T. Abu Othman Saeed bin Mansour bin Shuba Al-Khorasani Al-Jawzjani - N Dar Al-Salafiyyah - India
1 (4%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
1 (4%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
1 (4%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (4%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
1 (4%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
1 (4%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (4%)Kitab Al Ezma
1 (4%)Fawaid Tammam
1 (4%)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