عَائِشَۃَ اُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
501
Books
123
Teachers
133
Students
104
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·عَائِشَۃَ اُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ
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 - 501
Distribution By Collection
Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
75 (15%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
56 (11%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
19 (4%)Mota-i-Imam Malik-ul-Haqiq Muhammad Fawad Abd al-Baqi
15 (3%)Sahih Bukhari
10 (2%)Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah
10 (2%)Musnad Abu Yaalaa
10 (2%)Mota Malik al-Muhaqiq Muhammad Mustafa al-Adhami
10 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - according to the numbering of Fath Al-Bari - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
10 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Mukhtasar, I Al-Shaab - T - N Dar Al-Shaab - Cairo
9 (2%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Bukhari - Dr. Mustafa Deeb Al-Bagha is Professor of Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Sharia - University of Damascus - Dar Ibn Katheer, Al-Yamamah - Beirut
9 (2%)Shuab ul Iman
9 (2%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
9 (2%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
8 (2%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
7 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
7 (1%)Al-Jami Al-Sahih Al-Sunan and Al-Musnad (Contemporary) - T - N
7 (1%)Muwatta Malik, narrated by Abu Musab al-Zuhri
7 (1%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
7 (1%)Sunan Nasai
6 (1%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
6 (1%)Al-Musnad Al-Sahih Muslim, summarized by the transfer of justice from justice to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, Sahih Muslim - A group of investigators - Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
5 (1%)Sahih Muslim
5 (1%)Kitab Al Aasaar Al Shabani
5 (1%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
5 (1%)Sunan al-Nisa'i al-Kubra for al-Nisa'i - d. Abd al-Ghaffar Suleiman al-Bandari, Syed Kasravi Hassan - Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut
5 (1%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
5 (1%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
5 (1%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
5 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah
4 (1%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
4 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
4 (1%)Jami at Tirmidhi
4 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
4 (1%)Mukhtsar Sahih Muslim Al Munzari
3 (1%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
3 (1%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla
3 (1%)Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa
3 (1%)Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
3 (1%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Ibn Khusro
3 (1%)Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi
3 (1%)Tahdhib Aasaar
3 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
3 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
3 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
3 (1%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
3 (1%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
3 (1%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
2 (0%)Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor
2 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
2 (0%)Sunan Al Masoor Al Shafi
2 (0%)Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha
2 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
2 (0%)Al Dawat Al Kabir Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Ikhtsar Sahih Bukhari w Biyan Gharbia
2 (0%)Al-Muta' Imam Malik Ibn Anas Narrated by Ibn Al-Qasim
2 (0%)Al-Muwata Al-Muhaqiq Dr. Bashar Maruf
2 (0%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
2 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
2 (0%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (0%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
2 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
2 (0%)Fawaid Tammam
2 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Al Mukhtsar Al Naseeh Fi Tahzeeb Al Kitab Al Jamia Al Sahih
2 (0%)Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi
1 (0%)Al Adab Al Mufrad
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Shafi
1 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (0%)Musannaf Abdul Razzaq
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1 (0%)Musnad Al Shammean
1 (0%)Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (0%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (0%)Al Asma w Al Sifaat
1 (0%)Fazail Al Oqat
1 (0%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Muajam Ibn Askar
1 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (0%)Al Muajam Abu Yaalaa
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Hanifa Al Haskafi
1 (0%)Khulq Afeal Al Ebad Al Bukhari
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (0%)Al Sunnah Al Maroozi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
1 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
1 (0%)Sunan Al Wardah Fi Al Fittan
1 (0%)Kitab Al Shriya
1 (0%)Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat
1 (0%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Baghya Al Bahas Un Zawaid Musnad Al Haris
1 (0%)Hadith Zohri
1 (0%)Hijatul Wadah Ibn Hazam
1 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi
1 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Al Khlal
1 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
1 (0%)Al Tahyuriyat
1 (0%)Kitab Al Qadar Al Firyabi
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Al Ahkam = Mustakhraj Al Tusi Al Jamia Al Tirmzi
1 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (0%)Riaz ul Jannat Ba Takhreej Asool Al Sunnah
1 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
1 (0%)Sunan Abi Dawood
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Al-Shafi’i (Al-Sindi arrangement) (jurisdictional arrangement of the chapters: Muhammad Abed Al-Sindi) - Arranged on the jurisprudential chapters: Muhammad Abid Al-Sindi - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (0%)Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation
1 (0%)In order to search for excesses Musnad al-Harith - d d. Hussein Ahmed Saleh Al-Bakri - N Center for the Service of the Sunnah and the Prophet's Biography - Medina
1 (0%)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 (0%)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
1 (0%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
1 (0%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
1 (0%)The Names and Attributes of Al-Bayhaqi - T.A. Dr.. Abdul Rahman Amira - N Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut
1 (0%)The Book of Archeology by Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - T. Khaled Al-Awwad - Dar Al-Nawader
1 (0%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
1 (0%)The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo
1 (0%)Sunan Darmi
1 (0%)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